I almost forgot. Since I did first make reference to the American Civil War, the US Secretary of War Simon Cameron stepped down after allegations of corruption as he constantly bought from contractors who charged top dollar, but supplied low quality equipment for Federal troops.
The fact that he is reported to have said, "An honest politician is one who, when he is bought, will stay bought." speaks volumes.
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I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.
--Haim Ginott--
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