AIM HIGH MAGIC OBSERVED I VISITED THE St. Paul’s site in Oakland on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 As always the day starts as one community, gathered in a circle so that every person is visible and present to every other person. The circle, with 2 staff members in the center facilitating and this day, [...]
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Isn’t it amazing that a whole range of professional and business people, some in thier first year of employment, can earn more than the people who taught them how to read, write, compute and think?
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Everyone knows who Babe Ruth was. Millions watch the Jerry Rices of the world catch footballs and the Lance Armstrongs race through France. But how many people can name the winner of an award won by a teacher in their own community – if there is actually such an award? As a person who taught [...]