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Waiting is not a Game

Faith Sandler June 13, 2019 Words of Faith

One of the many skills our students must develop is to be good at waiting. This characteristic is required of them by a higher education system designed to serve a …

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Disband “Decision Day”

Faith Sandler May 4, 2018 Words of Faith

Last year the Words of Faith blog was launched and a May Day post denounced the arbitrary but growing trend of declaring it “Decision Day”. On “Decision Day”, high schools, …

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Mayday, Mayday, Mayday

Faith Sandler May 1, 2017 Words of Faith

Among the lesser known observances of May 1 is “Decision Day.” For low-income students, this is more than a misnomer. Until the entire system changes, this higher education holiday should …

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