Athought for the new year:

Some changes are cyclical, like the seasons.  When fall arrives, we don’t throw our summer clothes away – we’ll use them again next year.  Other changes, like the technology for making salt, are permanent – we need to abandon some old ways and adapt to the new.

The big question for school is:  How do we prepare for the future when we know that it will be different?  Learning about the past will help us understand the cycles of change, so we can plan for th...


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