How Do You Measure Dedication?

Recently the American School Counselors Association held a conference in Philadelphia.

At one session, the NCAA representatives explained the requirements for young athletes to become eligible for scholarships.

A woman stood in line to ask a specific question.

The person who shared this story with me asked her what school or district she was from. She said I am at Martin Luther King Jr. High School right here in Philadelphia. The NCAA representative was shocked. He said, but didn’t Philadelphia lay off all its counselors?

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