I’m No Superstar is a blog for people like me who want to make a difference in the world but know they aren’t activists. Each post contains a social action idea that most of us could do, a book that’s worth reading, or a link to a website that offers other ideas. Oh, and it’s all introduced by a sometimes quirky story from my life.
“After spending 27 years in prison …” began the article on Nelson Mandela’s death. And I couldn’t get past that point. Twenty-seven years in prison. Twenty-seven years of being sidelined. Twenty-seven years to pass from young man to old man. Twenty-seven years to watch others lead. Twenty-seven years to see your world revolve from bad
Last Monday I quoted our elementary school principal as saying that “the best predictor of if a child will drop out of high school or not, is if they are reading at grade level by third grade.” I want the students I tutor to succeed, so this article by David Sirota’s opinion caught my eye:
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