Education:
“Meaningful progress toward equity in education does not
necessarily mean equal resources for all. Some students from historically
disadvantaged backgrounds are starting with less than their peers, and
therefore require additional resources to achieve the same level of success.
Educational equity means that every student has access to the resources and
educational rigor they need at the right moment in their education, despite
race, gender, ethnicity, language, disability, family background, or family
income. State education chiefs are uniquely positioned to lead their state
toward achieving educational equity.”
Click on the title above to download the PDF, which is a 10-point plan to guide education chiefs. It is a short
read and one that I found to be compelling and packed with ideas for improving
educational outcomes for all students.
Meet Jessica Watkins:
“Watkins and 11
others were introduced last week as NASA’s newest astronaut
class, selected from a pool of more than 18,300 applicants. Watkins turned 29
years old last month, and is one of the youngest astronaut candidates in
history.”
“The
space shuttle program did influence Watkins in another way. Watkins said she
has dreamed of being an astronaut since she was about 10 years old, when she
was attending Judith Resnik Elementary School in Gaithersburg, Maryland, named
for the NASA astronaut who was killed with her six crewmates in the Challenger explosion in 1986, two years before
Watkins was born.
“I imagine that I
must have had a conversation about my parents at some point about, who is Judy
Resnick, what did she do?” Watkins said. “And I think that must have been when
I was inspired by her story and led to this passion.””
Technology & Healthcare:
Click on the title above to view the short video.
“The world's
first clinical trial of 3D printed bionic hands for child amputees starts this
week in Bristol.
They are made by a South
Gloucestershire company which only launched four years ago.
If the trial is successful the
hands will become available on the NHS, bringing life-changing improvements for
patients.”
Imagine is also one of my favorite songs. Congrats, Yoko! Giving
credit where credit is due:
“Ono and her son, Sean Ono
Lennon, were at the ceremony to pick up a song of the century award in honour
of Imagine, and were not expecting the announcement.
"When they officially
acknowledged - through my father's account - that my mother co-wrote Imagine,
the song of the century, it may have been the happiest day of mine and [my]
mother's life," Lennon told Billboard magazine.”
Personal Development:
Who can’t use a little more confidence? These ideas aren’t
groundbreaking but need to be said or read repeatedly. Building confidence takes
a little work too. #16 is the advice I most need to remember on the list. Good
luck!
16.
Stop comparing. Seriously.
Each of us has a unique mark to make on the world, and
when we are caught up comparing ourselves to others, it only leaves us feeling less
than or not enough in some way and diminishes our
capacity to make the impact we alone can make.
The fact is, most of your comparisons are unfair because
you have a tendency to compare...
- Your weaknesses to others’ strengths
- Your insides to others’ outsides
- Where you are now starting out against someone
who’s been in the game far longer
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