Personal qualities not measured by tests

Here is a well constructed list that those who do well on SAT tests should carefully review. CREATIVITY CRITICAL THINKING RESILIENCE MOTIVATION PERSISTENCE CURIOSITY QUESTION ASKING HUMOR ENDURANCE RELIABILITY ENTHUSIASUM CIVIC-MINDEDNESS SELF-AWARENESS SELF-DISCIPLINE EMPATHY LEADERSHIP COMPASSION COURAGE SENSE OF BEAUTY SENSE OF WONDER RESOURCEFULNESS SPONTANEITY HUMILITY Paul Tough, who wrote How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character, would add "grit." Personal qualities not measured by tests - list

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The God the Law Protects, according the the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court

This man and I do have some differences of opinion, it seems. It wouldn't bother me much except that he is the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court. "Speaking at the Pastor for Life Luncheon, which was sponsored by Pro-Life Mississippi, Chief Justice Roy Moore of the Alabama Supreme Court declared that the First Amendment only applies to Christians because “Buddha didn’t create us, Mohammed didn’t create us, it was the God of the Holy Scriptures” who created us. “They didn’t bring the Koran over on the pilgrim ship,” he continued. “Let’s get real, let’s go back and learn our history. Let’s stop playing games.”"

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