For 45 years, Los Angeles Unified has participated in the #AcademicDecathlon. There is no better exemplification of teamwork, complex thinking, and academic and intellectual prowess than what I witness every single year through this competition.

So, We Look for the Helpers On Thanksgiving, Heritage, and the Quiet Strength of a Team That Wasn’t Supposed to Win

There was another Thanksgiving — not in Plymouth, but in Texas.
Somehow it has everything to do with an underdog Academic Decathlon team in 1989.
#Thanksgiving #PersonalEssay #UnderdogStories
#Resilience #FredRogers #AcademicDecathlon #Mentorship #Gratitude
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#sanewashing #gaslighting #nytimes #newyorktimes #legacymedia #ultimateinsult #bothsides #iawardyounopointsandmaygodhavemercyonyoursoul #billymadison #academicdecathlon @nytimes.com

White sign 🪧 in purple font stating: Welcome to the Stanislaus County Academic Decathlon!

Supporting my kiddos (high school #students) as they #compete at our county’s annual #academicdecathlon!