Art Moments give students a dose of appreciation
The Olympian Oct 3, 2004View PDF to read.
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Help young people develop a good self-image, confidence
The Olympian Sep 19, 2004View PDF to read.
Intelligence comes in hands as well as head
The Olympian Aug 22, 2004View PDF to read.
Most teens are great; don’t saddle them with negative stereotypes
The Olympian Jul 25, 2004Recently I was passing through a line at a clothes store, when a teenage boy ran in to turn in a wallet he had found on the ground by a car. When he walked out, the cashier remarked to me how surprised she was that he had turned it in as “all teenagers steal.” I […]
Summer a special freedom for students, teachers
The Olympian Jul 11, 2004View PDF to read.
“I meet my students at one place and try to move them forward”
The Olympian Dec 4, 1994In 1968 when I was a senior in high school, the guidance counselor called me into his office to ask me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I went blank. Because I was female, he told me my options were limited: I could be a nurse, a secretary, or a teacher. I […]