Twenty-five years ago, she was a student in my 10th-grade English class in Kellogg, a small mining town in Idaho’s panhandle. Now, she is an educator herself — an elementary teacher in the same large district where I teach high school English. And today, she stood in front 3000 employees of the Boise School District and delivered a keynote address. Her speech was, to say the least, inspiring. It was expertly crafted — full of story, wit, insight, and charm. Her delivery was seamless, vivid, funny, and, quite frankly, better than any such talk I have heard in 31 years of opening meetings. (I say this as someone who is particularly passionate about public speaking. In fact, public speaking has become one of my greatest passions — both as a teacher who helps students craft presentations, and as someone who dreams of doing exactly what Sonia Galaviz did today.) As she spoke, I experienced her speech on several levels. I was the veteran teacher inspired by a somewhat younger t
I like them all! Hmm...what should I resolve?
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you like them; I think I do, too. Hmmm, what should you resolve?
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ReplyDeleteOh pooh... I was going to edit my comment because it sounded goofy. Instead ended up deleting it, which is even goofier. I can't even remember what it was I really wanted to say. This is a great list, many apply to me, and I resolve to be more careful when editing comments in future!
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