Helping Students Learn to Dream Again
Local author Sandra McLeod Humphrey uses her books to encourage students to dream big.
Sandra McLeod Humphrey dreamed of being a dancer when she was younger. She took ballet but eventually made a career as a psychologist. Humphrey retired after 31 years in the field and started talking to students in schools. One thing about those talks stuck in her mind, though. While she had dreamed of being a dancer, the kids she spoke to didn’t have dreams of their own. “I just could not get over how many kids had just given up,” said Humphrey, who lives in Minnetonka near the Hopkins and St. Louis Park border. That was the catalyst for two of Humphrey’s books—Dare To Dream!: 25 Extraordinary Lives and They Stood Alone!: 25 Men and Women Who Made a Difference. The latter book—which had its official launch just last week following a …
Sandra McLeod Humphrey
1:36 pm on Thursday, October 4, 2012
Thanks so much, Deirdre, and I agree that you're never too old to fulfill your dreams! more ›