dear gifted dears,
hope you’re well – two weeks – sniff:( i know you’re all very sad…
congrats to kaitlin b for winning the prize of first to blog this summer – not only does she win an A for the year, she also will get first dibs on our nook in the classroom
what’s that, you say??? a nook? yes, we have a barnes and noble e-reader for the class now – i’m excited – very excited – very geeked up – did i mention i was excited???
we also have a new camera for the newsroom – but nothing as cool as the nook!!!
as for reading, last week, i worked media days so i read a ton about sec football (in short, every coach is optimistic about the year to come and every fan thinks their team will be undefeated this year) – i finished the new testament for the third time in a year – so i went back to the book of isaiah
i’m about 100 pages from finishing “the promise” by jonathan alter – about president obama’s first year in office – sadly, i’d forgotten much of what happened in 2009 – the book reminds me of a bob woodard book i read in ’94 on clinton’s first year in office – sort of the “inside” story – and as a political junkie, i love those types of books
next up is “the hardest questions aren’t on the test” – an education book – that and some of the BOB material should keep me busy until i see ya’ll – take care
sincerely,
mafeld
I have one at home. I just got it! 🙂
“I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.”
-This, said by Thomas Edison, means that we always learn from our mistakes, and that every mistake should be seen as a stepping stone toward success.
“The difference between a successful person and others is not a lack of strength, not a lack of knowledge, but rather a lack of will.”
-Said by Vince Lombardi, this means that success isn’t reached by the strong, smart, etc. people, but by the determined.
“If you genuinely want something, don’t wait for it – teach yourself to be impatient.”
-Stated by Gurbaksh Chahal, this means that if you want to achieve something, you have to go out yourself and get it.
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. This approach has never let me down, and it has made all the difference in my life.”
-This, said by Steve Jobs, means that you can’t expect things to work, you have to look at your past experiences.