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The Cherokee have a parable that I have been thinking of a lot lately. In the parable, an old grandfather tells his grandson that we all struggle every day with a fight between two wolves inside of us. The evil wolf–representing anger, pride, resentment and all the other negative emotions–is at war with the good wolf, who represents all of the good emotions such as empathy, humility, love, compassion, and faith. The grandson asks which wolf will win.  And we have all heard th

If you had told me 27 years ago that I would leave the classroom early to start my own education business, I would’ve laughed. I was young and in love with my job, my coworkers, and working with my students. My own children were still under five, and I couldn’t imagine a life other than teaching in a traditional classroom. I was good at it. And–at the risk of calling down the wrath of the gods for my hubris–I’m really, really good now.  I have taught at least ten different En