🍀 May no storm slow our steps, no hardship dim our purpose—for when we walk with mindfulness, each breath becomes strength, each footfall becomes light, and the message of peace we carry grows brighter with every soul who chooses to walk beside us, in person or in spirit.

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School taught us that C is average. Straight A’s mean you’ll be successful in life. Not necessarily. Some of the most prepared people for adulthood were C students. Not lazy. Not incapable. Just navigating a system that rewarded compliance more than capability. Grades are great at measuring one thing: How well you do school. They are terrible at predicting: Who can adapt Who can recover Who can communicate Who can lead when there’s no rubric C students learn those skills early—because they have to. They fail sooner. They adjust sooner. They stop waiting to be told what “good” looks like. Psychologists call it desirable difficulty. Life calls it preparation. And before someone says it, yes, many A students are wildly successful. This isn’t A vs. C. It’s a metrics problem. Grades correlate with success in structured systems. They don’t cause success in an unstructured world. Some A students succeed because they also have: resilience relational intelligence risk tolerance adaptability Those traits, not grades, help them succeed. And many C students excel because they’ve been practicing those skills their whole lives. In fact, two of the most successful investors on Shark Tank—a show built entirely around real-world success—were not top students. Daymond John was an average student and dyslexic. He didn’t do great in school. He did great with people, timing, and opportunity. Barbara Corcoran was a straight-D student and dyslexic. School didn’t play to her strengths. Failure didn’t break her. It built confidence, persuasion, and grit. None of them lacked intelligence. They lacked alignment. This isn’t anti-school. And it’s not anti-achievement. Because life doesn’t ask: What was your GPA? It asks: Can you adapt? Can you communicate? Can you recover when things don’t go as planned? Can you lead without being handed the answers? A lot of C students already can. And that might be the most underrated preparation of all.

Miles McBride on “Today” talking about his new children’s book and this past season with the Knicks. #WVU

A pig was roasted, good times were had. And 💰 raised for scholarships! Let’s go! #HailWV

🚨 🚨 🚨 UPDATE: @TonyCaridi & @HoppyKercheval are joining me for the Boone County Pig Roast tomorrow! This is not a drill! Hoppy is coming! 😂 Some are saying this is the best version of @3Guys__ . I’m not sure but some people say that. Probably not @bradhowe07 but 🤷‍♂️

Just because some teachers would rather stay in the classroom than go into administration doesn’t mean they aren’t amazing leaders. Many have amazing talents which can benefit a school by placing them in situations to use and grow those talents.

A look at the 60 Minutes feature from this weekend focusing on the @WVURNI's groundbreaking research to slow Alzheimer's progression and treat addiction ➡️ go.wvu.edu/4g8aq

Let me be clear. I don’t need damn reading and math coaches to tell me how to teach. I sure as hell don’t need a textbook consultant telling me how to teach. This is my 24th year. I KNOW how to teach. This trend of coaches and consultants is another nail in the coffin.

I don’t always read twitter comments but when I do we take care of the best mascot in the country! We appreciate you @WVUMascot! #HailWV

ADVOCATING FOR GIFTED EDUCATION ace-ed.org/advocating-for-gi… Sometimes 'gifted' gets lost in shuffle and this piece of k12 is very important. It really does matter for everybody. Give a listen to the folks from @NAGCGIFTED