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Show School?v and Home cp J Dr. Daryl J. AAcCarty Executive Secretary Utah Education Association I'm horrified at the small number of children who have read a certain book. This book is entitled 'The Little Engine That Could'. Maybe you read it when you were a member of the lolli- pop generation. It's the story of a little blue switch engine that isn't supposed to be able to pull a long, heavy train over a steep mountain. It had never been over the peak. But the little engine gives it a try. As it chuffs up the grade, the little blue engine says an immortal line over and over. "I think I can, " is the . line. It's a line every single youngster should memorize mem-orize and use repeatedly. If a little boy thinks he can get an "A" on a math test, chances are he'll do just that, or at least come much closer to it. If a young girl thinks she can master a difficult piano piece, just watch her go! But if the youngmathema-tician youngmathema-tician or musician thinks it cant be done, failure may be a foregone fact. But really, isn't there a far greater danger that confronts con-fronts our sons and daughters in life? That's the danger of being frozen, paralyzed by the fear of trying out for the school band, the debate team, football foot-ball squad or a pre -medical course. . I said before that I'm appalled ap-palled at the number of children child-ren who have not read The Little Engine That Could'. |