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Remove the Ivy, Topple the Tower

   	       School
               Learning
               Form a group
               Choose a problem
               Brainstorm solutions
               Pick one. Go fix the world
               If it bombs, pick yourself up
               LEARN PERSISTENCE ~ NO QUIT IN YOU

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sara Etgen-Baker

February 22, 2026 at 5:00 AM

for sure...title is great

Kim Rodrigues

February 21, 2026 at 8:36 PM

Absolutely and resolutely!

Gershon Wolf

February 21, 2026 at 8:46 PM

A tip-topple comment, Kim. Thanks, gw

Regina Elliott

February 20, 2026 at 11:18 AM

Excellent and wise poem, Gershon. Words to live by. Shabbat Shalom ~

Gershon Wolf

February 21, 2026 at 8:55 PM

Appreciated, Regina.

Daniel Henry Rodgers

February 20, 2026 at 8:43 AM

Hello Gershon, this reads like a call to arms for a new generation. It’s a "growth mindset" set to a staccato beat. It’s important to reflect and feel (as my other friends have done today), at some point, we have to "pick one" and actually "go fix the world." With respect and a high-five, Daniel

Gershon Wolf

February 21, 2026 at 9:01 PM

I like your analysis, Daniel. This IS intended as a call-to-arms/action, where the rubber meets the road. Perhaps if education really let people try to produce something real, we wouldn't be stock with mayors like Momdani, Congresspeople like AOC and Ilhan Omer, and the fool voters who elect such unaccomplished people to represent them.