The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation . I love writing that comes straight from the heart, tells a truth and changes me. If I could take only one book to an island, I'd take a Spanish-English dictionary. Students are my best teachers - they are wonderful, powerful and creative. If I just keep an empty and open mind, I'll be surprised.
Students are truly gifts.
I try to be a beginner in everything. You have convinced her, not by tears, but by your humble resolve to be always beginning, to be a beginner. I love to learn. I also look for relationship to the community and to the greater good. Frankly, I'd like all my students to save the world.