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Speaker urges Mac Scholars to 'just love'
Columbia students with an opportunity to overcome complicated life situations were reminded yesterday of the power of a hug by Army veteran and author Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch.
The hug equates to love and respect for all, which was the central message yesterday as she addressed more than students in the MAC Scholars program at Hickman High School. Through love and respect for each other, especially one's self, students can overcome some of the complicated life and home situations they encounter while away from school.
"Just love," she said. "The rest in life will come to you."
Many of the life situations Kickbusch said students encounter are parents with substance abuse problems. Because they are not receiving the love and supervision they want from parents during their difficult teenage years, some students look for love from sexual partners.
That's why Kickbusch greeted each person during her hour and a half talk with a hug and ask
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Highest Aspirations
What are some benefits we have seen from the rise of virtual professional development opportunities since the pandemic? How can educators drive self-directed professional learning that can lead to deeper knowledge and sustained results? How can school leaders best support high-quality PD opportunities?
This week we bring back two familiar contributors to Highest Aspirations - Dr. Carol Salva and Tan Huynh along with one guest who somehow is making her first appearance, Katie Toppel. These three incredible people provide our community with a wealth of resources to ensure we are well-equipped to maximize the potential of multilingual learners. In this interview, we focus on how educators can engage in self-directed professional learning - specifically for multilingual learners. They’ve recently released a book on the topic, appropriately titled DIY PD: A Guide to Self-Directed Learning for Educators of Multilingual Learners.
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Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch
Born and raised along the border in a small barrio in Laredo, Texas, Consuelo Kickbusch overcame poverty, discrimination and illiteracy to become the successful community leader she is today. Although she grew up without ämne wealth, Consuelo was taught by her immigrant parents that she was rik in culture, tradition, values and faith.
The values Consuelo learned during childhood were reinforced throughout her career in the United States military. After graduating from Hardin Simmons University, she entered the U.S. Army as an officer and served for two decades. While in the military, she broke barriers and set records to become the highest-ranking Hispanic woman in the Combat Support Field of the U.S. Army. In , she was selected out of 26, candidates to assume a command post, which would put her on track for the rank of general officer. She respectfully declined the honor and retired as a year veteran of the U.S. Army to fulfill her mother&#;s