Teachers Who Do & Teachers Who Don’t

Posted on November 4th, 2009 by rcalabrese

True Story Reported to Me by a Parent of a Kindergarten Child.
A five year old kindergarten girl goes happily to school on Monday. The teacher does not want the kindergarten children [girls] to wear fingernail polish. The girl’s mom forgot to remove it after halloween weekend. The teacher warns the girl not to come to school [...]

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The Difference - Rising Up When it Counts!

Posted on September 6th, 2009 by rcalabrese

The Difference - Responding at the Right Time to Grab the Victory
 
The Buckeyes opened the football season with a narrow victory over Navy and a lesson for us.
Congratulations to the team and the coaches.
 
ESPN, the newspapers, and sports pundits analyzed and over analyzed the Buckeyes narrow victory. Most comments focused on deficits. I saw [...]

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Being Great 24/7 - It’s Not a Goal - It’s a Duty!

Posted on September 2nd, 2009 by rcalabrese

Did You Bring Your A Game to Work Today?
A pitcher must be conditioned to perform the act of throwing a baseball at least 100 times a game,” Peterson said. “But, he also has to have the skills to do it properly each time which means having the mental toughness to focus on [...]

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