Homelessness is an expanding crisis that comes amid skyrocketing housing prices, a widening gap between the rich and poor and the persistent presence on city streets of the mentally ill and drug-dependent despite billions of dollars spent to help them. — (10/21/19) NY Times
“There are much, much better ways to teach your children, and losing control and putting your hands on a child, there’s nothing good that comes from it,” she says. “You don’t create kids with self-esteem and with the ability to handle frustration by spanking them.” — Psychologist Barbara Greenberg (Yahoo Life News)
“Because the end of one journey sees the beginning of another. And guess what… it will be one hell of a journey. You will feel emotional and physical pain you never knew existed. You will fail over and over again. But don’t worry, all of it will be the reason why you succeed.” — 5/13/19 quote by Doug Baldwin Jr.
“Low Literacy Levels Among U.S. Adults Could Be Costing The Economy 2.2 Trillion A Year.” — Gallup Study / Barbara Bush Foundation summary ( Michael Nietzel ) Forbes Magazine
“For every problem there is an opportunity.” — Anonymous
“Tax avoidance is legal, tax fraud is not. Congress must ignore lobbyists and simplify the system so that everyone pays, and I mean everyone. Currently 47% don’t pay any federal taxes and get refunds on UNPAID taxes.” — Julia Kagan – 12/27/22
“48% of teachers believe students retain more information across all subjects when learning through technology.” — 2020 NCES report
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” — Oliver Wendell Holmes
“I am the only unique me that will ever be.
I have the power to make a difference in this world-
I look forward to taking on the grand adventure
of life, living, and always remembering to be myself.” — Catrinka quote
“Many efforts to boost student literacy focus almost exclusively on reading instruction, but research shows that well-crafted writing instruction improves reading comprehension and reading fluency in addition to writing proficiency.” — ELA SmartBrief 10/27/22