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Be Daring Project
I’m excited to submit a video for the Be Daring project that my alma mater, Stetson University, is hosting. The video needs to be concise–around 15 seconds–so I probably better draft out what I want to say.… Read MoreHow about:
There are more than 4,000 private Montessori schools in our country and only 200 hundred public ones. And yet several members of the creative elite attribute their success to their Montessori backgrounds, such as the founders of Google, Amazon, Wikipedia. The quality of our educational experiences should not be determined by our parents’ incomes. I’m Sara Cotner, class of 1999. I dare to create public Montessori charter schools nationwide.
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Friends in Austin?
Henry (left) and his friends, via Ben BeckerI’m a little freaked out (or maybe a lot?) about moving to Austin and leaving behind all of our friends. I moved to Houston in 2003, and have been building friendships ever since (minus the year I spent traveling during my self-subsidized sabbatical and the year we spent living in Denver so we could attend Montessori training).… Read MoreAnd, to top it all off, I’ll be leaving behind the group of women I met during prenatal yoga. We meet monthly for brunch, we started a babysitting co-op, and I get together with two of the women for weekly play dates.
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P.S. Thank You for Your Support!
Image courtesy of September Faire on EtsyI just wanted to take a second (I only have a second because Henry is napping and I need to make some headway on a major project) to thank you for all your support on Friday.It’s scary to take such wide steps toward my audacious goals, after I’ve been inching along for so many years. I truly appreciated your comments, your e-mails, and the phone call from my dear friend, Marisa.
You all made me feel so much stronger and braver. Mille grazie!
