Sublime

For the first time in history young people are turning for instruction, modeling, and guidance not to mothers, fathers, teachers, and other responsible adults but to people whom nature never intended to place in a parenting role—their own peers. They are not manageable, teachable, or maturing because they no longer take their cues from adults.

We weren’t just being crammed with facts. We were being trained to think critically and creatively, to understand the value and power of knowledge, and to understand that we bore responsibility for our own education—in short, we were being taught to cultivate our Intellectual Capital.

The BEST mentoring leaders are encouragers.

JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT TW: @hitrecordjoe IG: @hitrecordjoe hitrecord.org

AWARENESS

describe the qualities of a leader they’ve especially admired or viewed as a role model or a mentor. Think

Great teachers are usually hardest on their most promising students. When teachers see potential, they want it to be fully realized. But great teachers are also aware that natural ability and quick comprehension can be quite dangerous to the student if left alone.

To find your Element you may have to challenge your own beliefs about yourself.

Having seen so many students go through my classrooms, I’ve come to know that a lot of parents don’t realize the power of their words. Depending on a child’s age and sense of self, an offhand comment from Mom or Dad can feel like a shove from a bulldozer. I’m not even sure I should have made the reference to Logan growing up to be social chair of a