“You have nothing to fear, but fear itself.” -President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Fireside Chat Fear is the mind-killer. Conquering fear is essential in survival. Eleanor realized that at an early age. She spent her life fighting her “fight or flight” responses with detached responses. By facing the experiences…
“I started a school with a dollar and fifty cents, five little girls, and faith in God.” – Mary McLeod Bethune History and Philosophy of Education was a class that was never dull. Although the teacher’s name escapes me, the stories he told of early educators enthralled my imagination and…
One of the college courses that captured my imagination was The History and Philosophy of Education. Yes, it sounds mind-numbing, or like a session of fingernails scraping a chalkboard, but our professor told stories. He regaled a class of rural students with the lives of real educators who practically clawed…
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