We aren’t an empty cup, to be filled up. Education helps us discover the best of who we are.”
People of HPA
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Sports, along with the passage of time, has taught me this other valuable lesson: If we spend our precious time doing anything, then we should do it to the very best of our ability.”
People of HPA
Math is a language, and it’s the easiest language! It only has about six verbs: to equal, to be greater than, and so forth. On a literal level, equations are math sentences.”
People of HPA
I’ve been body surfing since I was five and learned from some of the very best watermen in Hawai’i. The thing is, it’s so simple. All you need is fins and a pair of shorts. Simplicity trains your mind, and simple becomes elegant.”
People of HPA
In my own art practice, the most powerful work comes from a personal place. So as a teacher, I encourage my students to act as investigators in their own lives: what resonates for them is what will resonate for the viewer.”
People of HPA
Sometimes it’s good to see our work as teachers in terms of coaching; we can coach those qualities that lead to success in the classroom, like grit and stamina.”
People of HPA
Every opening night at Gates Performing Arts Center gives me chicken skin, even after all these years. Seeing all of our hard work and the actors’ efforts up there on that stage, coming to life for a live audience.”
People of HPA
I just really want to see electrons spinning. We talk about molecules all the time, but it’s so abstract because you can’t see anything that small.”
People of HPA
We often think history is something that is ‘done,’ and we know what happened, but I try to get my students to see that we’re putting a story together based on the evidence we have.”
People of HPA
It’s really important to end every project with a showcase event, where kids get to show off what they have created. It’s an important skill, plus it provides a real purpose, a sense of pride.”