Tag: respect

Won’t vs Can’t—How Political Correctness Can Stunt Our Growth

~ Lisa Ancona-Roach ~ 3 Comments

If you’re a regular reader of my blog, then you know I am a huge believer in kindness. This may lead you to conclude that I am also a supporter of political correctness…but the answer to that is yes…and no…You see, while I so highly value kindness and love, I want the real kind (pun intended)—not the kind that appears because it’s not socially acceptable otherwise.

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When the Wolves Decide What’s Best for the Sheep

~ Lisa Ancona-Roach ~ 16 Comments

How one suburban Illinois board of education is illustrating a major problem in education.

Back when I taught and I would be introduced to someone as a high school English teacher, I almost always got one of two responses: Oh, you’re a saint—I don’t know how you do it or Must be nice to get out at 3:30 and have summers off…

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