{"id":10341,"date":"2016-04-01T21:23:14","date_gmt":"2016-04-02T01:23:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/evetushnet\/?p=10341"},"modified":"2016-04-01T21:23:14","modified_gmt":"2016-04-02T01:23:14","slug":"a-principal-a-senator-and-two-stories-of-second-chances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/evetushnet\/2016\/04\/a-principal-a-senator-and-two-stories-of-second-chances.html","title":{"rendered":"A Principal, A Senator, And Two Stories of Second Chances"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

I\u2019m esp struck by the role of Christian faith in both of these pieces.<\/p>\n

Nancy Hanks, \u201cA Principal Met a Student She Expelled, And It Changed Her Approach to Discipline\u201d<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

\u2026I prayed for forgiveness for that time and any other time I betrayed the privilege given to me to be a steward and protector over the children I serve. For anytime I never just let my students just be kids. Goofy, carefree kids that make mistakes \u2014 sometimes big and sometimes small. For holding kids to standards that I don\u2019t even hold myself to, quite honestly.<\/p>\n

As I tried to pull it together, I could hear my grandmother\u2019s voice saying: \u201cBrand new mercies baby. We all get brand new mercies each day.\u201d<\/p>\n

So today I\u2019m grateful. Grateful for the grace that someone extended to that young man when I myself couldn\u2019t muster it up. And grateful that I\u2019ve got a chance to get it right in my current role as the chief of schools in Madison, Wisconsin.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

more<\/a>\u2013gentleness toward others makes it easier to admit our own complicities<\/p>\n

Sen Alan K. Simpson (R-Wyo), \u201cAllow Second Chance for Youthful Offenders\u201d<\/strong>:<\/p>\n

Most folks who know me are aware of the 18 years I spent as a United States Senator from Wyoming, during which time I served in leadership under a great man, Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole.<\/p>\n

But before I served our great nation, I was a juvenile offender who committed serious crimes, risking my own life and the lives of others. With minor changes in the facts of the crimes, I could have spent years \u2013 or perhaps my entire life \u2013 in the clink. Instead, as a result of God\u2019s grace and with the help of others, I have been able to use my experiences to the benefit of my community and our nation. I am living proof that youth possess a unique capacity to grow and change. The child who seems hopeless today could go on to change the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

more<\/a> (via Walter Olson, and seriously, this is a slice of apple-pie Americana, genuinely moving.)<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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