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Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Schools Matter: Steve Krashen wins highest honor

Schools Matter: Steve Krashen wins highest honor

Steve Krashen wins highest honor

I just discovered that my letter, "Well Crafted," won special recognition from Southwest Airlines. It was featured prominently in the last issue of Spirit, the Southwest Airlines Magazine and won their "top letter" award. Winners of this award win a free Spirit T-shirt.

Well crafted

Published in Spirit (Southwest Airlines Magazine), July, 2010.

"Dream Job" is the right article for America at the right time. With the current emphasis on academics and high test scores, our country appears to be moving away from the time when "fixing things" and other forms of practical expertise was, as Mike Rowe says, "not only celebrated but also revered."

Former US Cabinet member John W. Gardner pointed out that we all lose when we lose respect for non-academic work: "The society which scorns excellence in plumbing as a humble activity and tolerates