Archive for July 2020
You Don’t Have to be Rich to be Brilliant
Calvin Freeman, principal of Thomasville High School, shares his thoughts on inventing necessary classes and creating opportunities for all students to show their brilliance, even if it’s not the popular opinion. You can find and listen to the episode here. Meet Our Guest Calvin Freeman is currently serving as principal of Thomasville High School. He…
Read MoreMotivation Matters
I have this little trick I do to keep track of things I find on social media, the internet, etc., but don’t have time to really read. I copy the link and email it to myself. It works like a charm because when I sit down to check my emails, I can see the topics and articles…
Read MoreThe Voice You Have Been Given
Listen as Alice chats with Dr. Micha Jeffries about the power of our ancestors, perspective-taking, and how small steps lead to collective change. Meet Our Guest Dr. Micha Jeffries has been an ERG consultant for many years, and is currently serving as the Director of the Master of Arts in Teaching program in the College…
Read MoreAre You Co-signing Your Life Away?
Listen in as Alice and Sherry Wyche discuss having the courage to leave things, the benefits of struggling, and what happens when you co-sign the wrong things! Meet Our Guest Sherry Wyche is a project manager for American Reading Company. Over the years, she has served as a teacher, data manager, recruiter, and program specialist.…
Read MoreSummer Slide
I have been hearing a lot of chatter lately about summer slide. In years past, I might have been concerned about this, too, but I have had a change of perspective. Do you think any of us were worried about my reading and math deficits in the summers of the 70s and 80s? Back then,…
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