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One Foot In Front of the Other
It's hard to be happy all of the time.
People say I’m an optimist… and, by most accounts, including my own, I would have to agree. Some days however, getting out of bed is not something that I look forward to. On those days, life is…
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In Defense of Participation Trophies
Let's not blame the trophies.
First, it's important to note that I'm not addressing the concept of "grade inflation" or the idea that every child in a given class is an honor student (as was eloquently written about by Michael Sigman in his…