“The job of an educator is to teach students to see the vitality in themselves.” – Joseph Campbell

 From “The Human Condition: A User’s Manual,” by Arnold Kunst 

21 October 

I am called upon, on a regular basis, to jettison small-mindedness. If I don’t do it I model for the young around me that mediocrity is the acceptable standard, that they deserve a trophy for just showing up - and they deserve better than that.