Happy Soul Food Friday!
This week:
Amazing people stories about teachers, fitness and some positive deviants that help us be proud of humanity.
It is Teacher Appreciation Week!
“I never teach my pupils; I only attempt to provide the conditions in which they can learn.” — Albert Einstein: The father of modern physics
An English teacher’s response to a stuttering student changed her life:
In high school, Susan had a stutter, and was embarrassed to speak in front of her class. Then her English teacher told her something that changed the course of her life.
An English teacher’s response to a stuttering student changed her life : NPR
D.C. public school faculty turn music room into soul music sanctuary:
Adamare, composed of six E.L. Haynes Public Charter School teachers, will play at DC9 on April 8.
Washington, D.C., fusion band Adamare to perform at DC9 – The Washington Post
The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week
“I believe I am the sole reason my kids teachers have to send out ‘friendly reminders.'”
The Funniest Tweets From Parents This Week (Nov. 27-Dec.3) | HuffPost Life
Staying Well-
The secret to why exercise is so good for mental health? ‘Hope molecules’:
What we long suspected is now scientific fact: there’s a magic chemical connection between mood, strength and longevity, says scientist and writer Devi Sridhar
At 100 years old, I’m the world’s oldest practicing doctor—5 things I never do to live a long, happy life:
Dr. Howard Tucker has been practicing medicine and neurology for over 75 years. The 100-year-old doctor shares his best advice for staying happy, healthy and mentally sharp.
I’m A Doctor Who Almost Died Because My Own Doctors Refused To Do This 1 Basic Thing
Unfortunately, my experience is all too common. If you find yourself in a situation like I did, here’s what you should do.
Courtney Dauwalter: The fun-fueled ultra-marathon star defying science:
Most people’s idea of fun wouldn’t involve running for hours on end through brutal, undulating terrain — but ultra-marathon sensation Courtney Dauwalter is no ordinary person.
Courtney Dauwalter: The fun-fuelled ultra-marathon star defying science | CNN
Teachers come in many flavors.
Here are lessons we can learn from some of them…
Defying The Odds:
Delara Tehranchi talks about her experience becoming a foster sister, and how we all should strive to find a cause we are passionate for. Delara Tehranchi is currently a senior at the Archer School for Girls, where she runs a youth-to-youth tutoring program for L.A.’s foster youth. After becoming a foster sister during the pandemic, Delara felt moved to start Coco’s Angels, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that cultivates opportunities for Californian foster families. As Seventeen Magazine’s 2022 Voice of Change Honoree, Delara appeared on Dr. Phil as well as in Medium and Ms. Magazine to advocate for marginalized youth. Leveraging this opportunity to amplify community-centered efforts, Delara invites everyone to find their own unique moment to better the world around them.
Defying The Odds | Delara Tehranchi | TEDxWhitneyHigh – YouTube
Video shows Michigan boy take the wheel when bus driver passes out
Video shows the moment seventh grader Dylan Reeves was able to safely stop his school bus when the driver suffered a medical emergency. WDIV’s Jamie Edmonds reports.
Video shows Michigan boy take the wheel when bus driver passes out (nbcnews.com)
BBC World Service – The Documentary, Women pro surfers: Battling the waves:
How women surfers fought the sexism of the 1970s to create the first pro-surf world tour.
BBC World Service – The Documentary, Women pro surfers: Battling the waves
Baltimore man had forgiven an anonymous shooter who nearly killed him. Then fate stepped in again
Damion Cooper thought he’d finally forgiven his unknown shooter. Then he found himself sitting across from the young man while volunteering in a Baltimore prison.
Thanks to teachers everywhere!
Please thank your teachers and pay it forward.
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“Your own soul is nourished when you are kind; it is destroyed when you are cruel.”– King Solomon
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