Have you ever been on a high ropes course or done a trust fall? It’s become a regular part of our in-service training at school for both staff and students. Nothing creates an environment of automatic interdependence like hanging on a rope 100 feet about the ground. This fall, I…
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The wind was whipping in my hair as I stared down the frozen white hill knowing this would probably not end well. Sure enough, my fear and inability took over along with the speed of downward acceleration. With a swift move, I careened to my right and landed smack on…
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The soft smooth skin, piercing cries, eyes squinting shut, curled up in a ball form of human life takes our breath away. That moment when a round woman suddenly becomes a woman and a suckling baby, when arms cradle new life bundled close to the heart-it’s a miracle. Tears prick…
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A friend was explaining to me how her son’s diabetes affected his body and why insulin is so necessary for survival. Our bodies need sugar for energy. As a matter of fact, all food is turned into sugar in our blood stream to give us energy or power to live.…
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I’ve recently seen a new game on the iPad about High school life. Players choose a character based upon cliques-do you want to be a preppy, a jock or band geek? The clothing and hairstyles that accompany those groups of people separate them from each other. Each student is marked…
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