"What's the best predictor of success in a person's life, including when it comes to goals in education? "Grit," says psychologist Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth."
"At Southern Impact in Laredo, TX, we met a talented SSF4 Chun-Li player named Mike Begum (aka "Broly" or "Legs") who has a condition called arthrogryposis. Despite his circumstances, he became one of the top Chun-Li players in Texas after playing the game for just 6 months, and is also one of the best Super Smash Bros. players in the state. In this interview with Gootecks, Broly talks about how he plays without using his hands, why and how he uses Chun-Li, and his advice for others in similar situations."
"Kid President believes the things we say can help make the world more awesome. Here he shares a special list of 20 things we should say more often. What would you add to it?"
"Society - and especially the fashion industry - often treats disabled people like they're invisible. So it's nice to see these men and women in the spotlight for a change."
"Greenwood is a middle and high school for boys with learning disabilities and other challenges. Since the school's founding in 1978, Greenwood students have recited Lincoln's speech in front of peers and families as a way to learn American history, build confidence and raise their own expectations about what they can accomplish."
""We All Belong" is a documentary film exploring the issues of belonging and diversity in our classrooms. It profiles real parents and the dreams and fears they share. This film is a frank discussion of civil, human, and educational rights and offers a window into best practices and the struggle families face to achieve inclusion for their children."
"Center for Best Practice
We are fortunate in Maine to have a number of schools and districts that have taken promising steps toward making a proficiency-based, learner-centered instructional system. The Department's Center for Best Practice, supported by the Nellie Mae Education Foundation, was established to focus on research and reporting related to proficiency-based systems here in Maine"