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“What do I tell my 20-something children who see only a bleak future ahead for themselves?” First, let’s acknowledge that we need both minds and hearts to get anything done on this planet of ours, and in this country of…..
Here’s to the crazy ones.The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote…..
“The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk,mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but…..
When we come to another year, another team, another AmeriCorps recruiting campaign, we stop in the space in-between, to look back to look forward, and ask what we call the Magic Question. What do we know from here (NOW) that…..
Dear Principal and Career Guidance Team, As we approach the end of another year, I wanted to make an offer regarding some of your amazing students who you wish could stay on for an extra year. There are always some…..
HOW TO MAKE SCHOOLS SAFE AGAIN FOR LEARNINGThe rising incidence of violence in our schools is turning education into the opposite of what it should be. School is meant to be a place where it is safe to explore and…..
From the Washington Post May 20th The Editorial Board “We remember them.” Following those simple and somber words, President Biden read the names and recounted the lives of the 10 people gunned down May 14 at the Tops Friendly Market grocery store in Buffalo:…..
THE SITUATIONClearly, the world needs changing, but we are stuck. The old methods don’t work. Democracy used to mean people had a say and that say counted. If there was a problem, we could come together to fix it. RIght…..
It is recruiting time again. Anyone who has been on a selection panel from year to year knows that the losses of last year’s team shapes the way we choose next year’s winning team. If your team lacked strong defenders…..
The recent ASC AmeriCorps training conference in Burlington VT was a grand reunion of program directors, State Commissioners and national AmeriCorps leaders. Our last meeting was in 2019, so meeting in person felt extra special. We could put aside our…..