Do you recognize the name Dewey Bozella? He's the man who was wrongly accused of killing someone and spent 26 years in a NY prison before being exonerated. He also won his professional boxing debut this weekend at the age of 52. "It was a dream come true", a dream that he never gave up on.
This weekend many people took time to support the fight against breast cancer by participating in various community events. Survivors were celebrated, those who passed away were remembered, and those who are currently fighting were encouraged. Never give up.
Perhaps it is a combination of this weekend's events and our challenging work as educators in a "school under revision" that has made me want to share Jimmy Valvano's 1993 ESPY speech on this blog. It's not ed tech, however it is worth the watch even if you've seen it before. My next post will be more "techy" I promise :)
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