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     This one goes out to the teens in the house!

     During my teaching years, I watched over the course of time as the teens under my charge either started arriving to class with coffee, or would be sleeping in class following late night sessions with their video games or some other ‘clicky-clicky’ device. In either case, students expected me—as their teacher—to feel ‘sorry’ for them and let them sleep through the lesson of the day. They found out the hard wa

WHEN YOUR MENTOR NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT

      Over the years, it has become fashionable for people to ‘cry out’ for mentors to help them—or someone in their group.  During my days as a Probation Officer with my county juvenile court, the parents of clients would occasionally say to me: “Well, my child would do better IF they had a mentor.”  They have something better than a mentor—they’re called ‘parents.’

      Let’s be honest.  Our modern society, often led by ‘the wizards of smart’ and the social

WHEN YOUR MENTOR NEEDS ENCOURAGEMENT

      Over the years, it has become fashionable for people to ‘cry out’ for mentors to help them—or someone in their group.  During my days as a Probation Officer with my county juvenile court, the parents of clients would occasionally say to me: “Well, my child would do better IF they had a mentor.”  They have something better than a mentor—they’re called ‘parents’.

      Let’s be honest.  Our modern society, often led by ‘the wizards of smart’ and the social