Lift

1. It takes only one person to righteously light the way and influence the life of another. Laurie Chamberlain “For everyone of us that succeeds, it's because there's somebody there to show you the way out. The light doesn't always necessarily have to be in your family; for me it was teachers and school.” Oprah Winfrey “Anyone with an intense interest in something is going to be made fun of by someone. If you can support a kid who is different, so s/he can turn a deaf ear to peers' taunts, you can go a long way towards helping that child climb Maslow's pyramid. “ LaVonne Davis-Schenck Lift As teachers identify appropriate avenues to help students succeed, they lift and bless them in ways they may not identify. Sometimes, the quest to serve students in this way, occasionally results in a complete transformation. Laurie Chamberlain “..it is the kids with fewer resources or 1st-generation-college-education… who are the most ignorant, and it doesn't meant that they are stupid … like the computer that hasn't had the program installed in them yet. The computer is equally capable, just not fully equipped yet.” Pamela …”if the students are understood, respected, and allowed to make mistakes, they are wonderful. “ Catherine Fortin