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Tuesday, July 02, 2013
C. J. Huff: How I found religion, overcame parents and drugs to increase Joplin graduation rate
The accompanying video shows Joplin R-8 Superintendent C. J. Huff speaking at the TedXFrontRange Conference in Loveland, Colo.
Does he leap over tall buildings in a single bound? Man, saved a city after a tornado, guardian angel to the dropout population, overcame the drug problems. How did we survive before he blessed our town? And if he's so great, why is the district in such a mess?
I keep feeling like I've read this story before. Oh yeah, it was a book. Something like No Child Left Alive.
ReplyDeleteDoes he leap over tall buildings in a single bound? Man, saved a city after a tornado, guardian angel to the dropout population, overcame the drug problems. How did we survive before he blessed our town? And if he's so great, why is the district in such a mess?
ReplyDeleteWell said. If he is so great, then why is the Joplin district no longer accredited?
ReplyDeleteWhat do the tornado, the Joplin City Council, and the R-8 administration all have in common? They all suck!
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