Tag: courage

• Shadow Living

  I recently turned 25, which is an age that seems like it would come with some additional amount of withheld wisdom or at least a senior discount at the movie theater, but so far has only made my students react with wide eyes and the confidence-building question, “But weren’t you really young when you started…

  Ben Lewellyn-Taylor

  March 21, 2016

  Teaching

  bravery, bully, bullying, courage, forgiveness, grace, love, self-love

• Being Brave

  When I tell people I teach in Oak Cliff, I am frequently met with the same response. “You’re so brave,” they say. Occasionally they will add some variation of, “It must be so tough to teach those kids.” It is an infuriating response. These are children whom I love, and this person who has never…

  Ben Lewellyn-Taylor

  January 6, 2016

  Teaching

  brave, bravery, courage, education, inspiration, teaching