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Monday #23: Should

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Dar Hosta James

In seven short months, my oldest son, Ethan, will leave for college at Rutgers University here in New Jersey. As all you parents out there know, these eighteen years have been a wild ride and I am filled with all … Continue reading →

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Monday #9: Got Grit?

Posted on October 21, 2013 by Dar Hosta James

Passion, zeal, tenacity, perseverance, ambition, hardness, resiliency and the need for achievement. These are the characteristics that make up an individual with grit, a non-cognitive trait that combines someone’s ability and desire to work at a long-term goal or objective, along … Continue reading →

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Monday #7: Is This Good?

Posted on October 7, 2013 by Dar Hosta James

He was in the fifth grade. Animated, good-looking, conversational and well-behaved. He made good eye contact when he spoke about his life, his hobbies and his family, he told me he liked school, and he never once said he was … Continue reading →

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Special Announcement!

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Dar Hosta James

I am excited to tell you that my colleague, Deb Barends, and I have finalized our plans for this year’s third annual Summer Creativity Institute! This dynamic two day event will be held Wednesday and Thursday, August 7-8, 2013 at Little … Continue reading →

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Monday #32: The Creative Call

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Dar Hosta James

I have a high school junior right now and so my life is filled with college talk. I often find myself thinking back to my own pre-college time these days and trying to remember, what did I want to do with … Continue reading →

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Monday #16: Heartfelt Evolutions

Posted on December 10, 2012 by Dar Hosta James

About a year ago I was doing a residency program at a school. A bunch of middle schoolers and I were working on a giant canvas mural, but the visit had started with a snafu when the canvas I’d ordered … Continue reading →

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