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Seek Correction not Coddling
I hate to be Corrected, BUT it’s what I need the most!
Society today is set up in such a way that we want to be Coddled, not Corrected.
Public schools no longer receive graded assignments until they are nearly ten years old!
Instead of a grade, they receive words like “Extraordinary” or “Satisfactory.”
When I was growing up, teachers had the freedom to tell us the truth about our behavior and effort.
Teachers can no longer Correct our youth. Today they specialize in Coddling.
This approach now extends into adulthood and the Business world.
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Lighthouse People
Ida Lewis, the lighthouse keeper at Lime Rock in Newport, Rhode Island, became famous for her rescues in the late 19th century and was dubbed “the bravest woman in America.”
She made her first rescue in 1854, coming to the assistance of four men whose boat had capsized. She was 12 years old!
Because of her many rescues, Lewis became the best-known lighthouse keeper of her day. During her 54 years on Lime Rock she is credited with saving as many 25 people.
With a salary of $750 per year, Lewis was for a time the highest […]