Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Destined for Middle School: You Gotta Have Heart / http://www.ed.gov/blog/2012/03/destined-for-middle-school-you-gotta-have-heart/

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Delia Davis-Dyke didn't always want to be a middle school administrator.

Her first aspiration was to be an attorney, but she was moved by the words of one of early bosses: "Major in what you love and the money will come." So Ms. Davis-Dyke studied Spanish until she realized she wanted to have the same valuable impact that a number of educators had on her life.

Educators were key in Delia's development during her middle years. Her mom died when she was just 13 years old, and without the guidance of the teachers around her, who knows what might have happened?.....