John Holt on what makes a good teacher.

Words to energize, inspire, and challenge us

“I’ve met people who effortlessly said, “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” but were unwilling to learn to say people’s name right. Learning and / putting effort into saying someone’s name correctly is one of the most basic things and humane things we could do.”

Personality is how you respond on a typical day. Character is how you show up on your worst day.It's easy to demonstrate fairness, integrity, and generosity when things are going well.The real question is whether you stand by those values when the deck is stacked against you.— Adam Grant (@AdamMGrant) August 14, 2021