I will tell you something about stories, [he said]...                  The simplest application of experience with another culture is one of learned respect and tolerance for any people and their perspective on living, regardless of origin, orientation, religion or background....

Jennifer Casandra Herring, Ph.D. *   Assistant Professor    *    Teacher Education Program  *       University of Illinois at Springfield  *  Brookens 312  * 217-206-7587 *  jherr3@uis.edu 

Faith is the first factor in a life devoted to service. Without it, nothing is possible. With it, nothing is impossible. Invest in the human soul. Who knows, it might be a diamond in the rough.
We have a powerful potential in our youth, and we must have the courage to change old ideas and practices so that we may direct their power toward good ends. ---Quotes from Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune (photo below)                       The Teacher:  He never taught a lesson in a classroom...He had no tools to work with, no blackboards, maps or charts...He used no subject outlines, kept no records, gave no grades, and His only text was ancient and well-worn...His students were the poor, the lame, the deaf, the blind, the outcast -- and His method was the same for all who came to  hear and learn...He opened eyes with faith...He opened ears with simple truth, and opened hearts with love, a love born of forgiveness...a gentle man, a humble man.  He asked and won no honors, no gold awards of tribute to His expertise or wisdom...and yet this quiet Teacher from the hills of Galilee has feed the needs, fulfilled the hopes and changed  the lives of many millions...for what He taught brought heaven to earth and God's heart to all (n.d. author unknown)