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Read more about the article I Want Our Kids to Accomplish Things, Not Achieve Them

I Want Our Kids to Accomplish Things, Not Achieve Them

  • Post published:May 20, 2023
  • Post category:Family/Parenting
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  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I don’t want our kids to achieve much. I want them to accomplish a lot. At least, according to the way Adam Gopnik distinguishes accomplishment from achievement, this is what…

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Read more about the article What if You Don’t Need to Be Successful? (Or, Advent Reflections on Joy)

What if You Don’t Need to Be Successful? (Or, Advent Reflections on Joy)

  • Post published:December 22, 2016
  • Post category:Faith/Family/Parenting
  • Post author:Amy Julia Becker

I was grumpy for a few years. Maybe not every day. But most days. And at the core of my being, deep inside my heart, lay a stone, a slowly…

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The image is a book cover with the title "From Exclusion to Belonging" by Amy Julia Becker. The cover features a group of four smiling teenagers, including a young woman with Down syndrome in the center. They are dressed in casual clothing and appear to be in an outdoor setting with a blurred background of greenery. The design includes a torn paper effect separating the title text from the image. The title text is in a clean, modern font with "FROM EXCLUSION" at the top and "TO BELONGING" at the bottom, with the author's name displayed below.

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