by Dr. Carl Selzer
Philippians 3:12-14
- Their mindset is to win no matter what obstacles come before them. They don’t always win every race and sometimes fail badly.
- They are people of courage.
- They enjoy what they are doing, and others know it.
- They sometimes have great struggles and challenges in their lives.
- They don’t give up.
- They are goal oriented.
- They are not victims, but overcomers. (The stumbling blocks become stepping stones.)
- They don’t make excuses, but try harder the next time to correct their mistake.
- They practice over and over. “You will never be able to…understand the deeper things of God’s Word until you learn right from wrong by practicing doing right.” Hebrews 5:14
- They refine their skills.
- They do their very best.
- They go forth no matter what the circumstances. (Spiritual rain and storms.)
- They are not distracted from their tasks. No matter what others are going around them, they are focused on the goal set before them.
- When they retire from the front lines, they train others to become their best.
- They are encouragers.
- They have great empathy, but show tough love.
- They don’t let their students give up in adversity.
- They are always looking for ways to improve their own skills,and help others improve upon theirs.
Dr. Carl Selzer, a consultant of Cuisenaire/Dale Seymour and President of Learning Materials, Inc., has been a very dear, supportive friend of mine for years. He has authored or co-authored over 50 math books. Belonging to many state and national councils of teachers of mathematics and educational publishers, he has earned many distinguished awards. Dr. Seltzer is a well-known speaker at local, regional, state and national conferences. I feel that homeschoolers could benefit greatly from the advice and teaching that he so graciously has agreed to give in writing a series of mathematical articles for our paper. Thank you, Carl.
