The Reading Workshop

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This year in Reading Workshop we have talked a lot about being successful. Dr. Cornel West, speaking at Columbus State University asks abo...

Ashlee walked to school today.  For a lot of students that is not such a big deal, but Ashlee lives 2 1/2 miles away.  This eleven year old ...

No excuses.  No whining.  No complaining.  Success and nothing less. Do you have the will to succeed? You can find out more about N...

What challenges have you overcome? What challenges have you faced? As you look back on this school year, 170 days full of goods and bads, ...

Students are good at solving problems, you see, And usually they do it without help from me. They face their troubles with a smirk at fear, ...

I had a conversation with a student this week about why she wasn't getting her work done. I started out with my usual conversation abou...

When you are facing something impossible and unknown, do you have the courage to stare it down and succeed? Can you overcome the challenges...

Success is not brain surgery. The obvious thing to do is usually the right thing to do. And the right thing to do generally isn’t all that h...