Apollinaire said
“Come to the edge,” he said.
They said, “We are afraid.”
“Come to the edge,” he said.
They came.
He pushed them…
and they flew
-Christopher Logue
This the essence of teaching: challenging our students to take a risk, so they can achieve more than they ever thought was possible.
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Shawn L. Bird 
Love this quote,
Jim
Good summary, isn’t it?
Ooh! Parenthood in the raw 🙂
Yes! True
This has so many metaphors….
Quite profound, eh?
One of my favorites! 🙂
It’s a good one!
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