We Can Learn a Lot from Commencement Speeches
The month of May represents graduations: college, high school, even elementary. The graduate receives a diploma or a formal degree...
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My first-year teaching high school changed how I communicated to audiences. One student, *“Chris,” was failing all his classes, including...
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For the last year, my 11-year-old son Anderson has been engaged in online learning. During his entire 5th grade year,...
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How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience? Do you worry about all the thoughts flowing...
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Each summer, I visited my Grandma Shirley’s farm for a week. We’d hunt for rocks, tend her garden, bake pies,...
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