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Reflection in Community
Our lives as leaders both demand and deserve reflection. They demand reflection because we must know what is in our hearts, lest our leadership do more harm than good. They deserve reflection because it is often challenging to sustain the heart to lead.
—Parker J. Palmer
A speech pathologist named Rosalie “Rosie” Martin can help adults who’ve never been able to read because she can break the task down into its tiniest components. That allows the learner to be successful at every point of the process. Rosie explained: “I say the word ‘spoon,’ and it’s just this little collection of sounds: s-p-oo-n. Four sounds, five letters but four sounds. That little sound pattern is an auditory symbol that represents that thing. It’s ...
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