When I think of visionary educators, I think of Lucy Craft Laney and Marva Collins. Both women started their own schools in predominately African-American communities. Laney opened her school in 1883 in Augusta, Georgia while Collins founded Westside Preparatory School during the same year I was born – 1975. A solid elementary foundation was atContinue reading “Arguments with Mrs. Collins”
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The Elephant in the Room
Principle #28: Confront the elephant in the room and get comfortable with being uncomfortable. Soundscape: Wake Up by John Legend and the Roots There is an elephant in the room and it needs to be acknowledged. We tend to ignore things that make us uncomfortable. There are conversations with friends, family, and coworkers that needContinue reading “The Elephant in the Room”
ANDRE BENITO MOUNTAIN 