Posts Tagged First Day Of School
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Teaching: The Noblest of all Professions
By Mary Schricker Gemberling “In its highest level, the purpose of teaching is not to teach - it is to inspire the desire for learning. Once a student’s mind is set on fire, it will find a way to provide its own fuel.” - Sydney J. Harris Each year about mid-August, I get this fleeting ...
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A Close Call
David W. Deuth, CFSP President, Weerts Funeral Home Boarding the bus for my very first day of kindergarten, I quickly realized that I had something no one else in my class could boast: a cast from my thumb past the elbow on my left arm. A few weeks before school began, our family had gath...
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Tales by Triplett – A Farewell to Autumn
By Patrick Triplett “We at 50+ are pleased to welcome Patrick Triplett to our literary contributors. Triplett has lived in Iowa his entire life. He was born in Clinton, moved to Bettendorf, and now resides with his wife in Davenport. He is the father of three sons and has three grandchildren....
