Kids
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Being confident is the key to life. Don't be afraid to be you! I'm super different from a lot of kids my age with style and personality, and I'm OK with it. And if you are OK with it, everyone else will be, too. Just be yourself.
A good teacher who can take the zero pay and help kids develop physically, emotionally, socially, is literally an angel.
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
As a 9th grader, I competed with the high school kids and out of 600 people, I finished 10th.
I was bused to a school in Gerritsen Beach in Brooklyn in 1972. I was one of the first black kids in the history of the school.
I love kids a lot. I love to spend time with them. They give me the energy to live, and I would love to bring a smile on their faces.
The biggest challenge in my life is getting all these kids raised. I've helped with nieces, stepchildren and my own son, so the biggest challenge is making sure the kids are raised and finding enough quality time with them.
I've always played with kids that were five, six, seven years older than me.
Do you know what you call those who use towels and never wash them, eat meals and never do the dishes, sit in rooms they never clean, and are entertained till they drop? If you have just answered, 'A house guest', you're wrong because I have just described my kids.