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MY DAILY MANTRA IN CLASS

01.16.2017 by Judi Holst // Leave a Comment

This is what I tell my public speaking students on a daily basis. Just have a conversation with your audience.

Middle school story:A girl asks to use my classroom phone after school.Girl: Ms. Holst, I misdialed. What do I do now?Me: Hang it up and try again.Girl: How do I do that?Me: I walked over and push down the hang up button.Girl: Really? It’s that easy? I’ve already learned so much from you today. Saving […]

Kristy Woodson Harvey’s Beach House Rules: Your Next Summer Read

I have learned in life that family doesn’t always have to come from blood. Sometimes, best friends and their own kids feel more like family than your own. Beach House Rules by Kristy Woodson Harvey definitely proves that point. In the perfect beach house, with imperfect people, the “mommune” was created. https://amzn.to/4dCdrkl 4/5 stars ★★★★☆ […]

What’s Yours Is Mine by Jennifer Jabaley

Have you ever met a mom who is obsessed with her daughter’s achievements in sports? We’re talking a level of Dance Moms obsessed. Jennifer Jabaley’s What’s Yours Is Mine offers a fun take on this dynamic, featuring two teenage best friends who are dancers, one over-the-top mom, and another mom simply trying to reconnect with […]

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Never Lie

by Freida McFadden

I loved the different twists in the book. Just when you think you have one mystery solved, you're probably wrong.

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The Boy Who Changed His World: An Inspiring Story of Hope

The Boy Who Changed His World: An Inspiring Story of Hope

by Robert Whanslaw

There is something special when an elderly person befriends a teenager. It can be a beautiful bond. This story is about Callum, a 15-year-old boy, who is bullied at school, doesn't know his father, and his mother is married to a man who ...

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