My Vital Lesson

  • Missing Pieces: 52 Vital Lessons Kids Should Be Learning at School (But Aren’t) was based on my ideas of what kids most need to learn. But I’m curious about what others think we need to learn and teach.

    So I created the My Vital Lesson project. It started with me driving around the country asking top teachers what their most vital lessons are. Now that I’m home, the project goes on. I continue to seek inspiring and talented teachers. I share what I learn on the My Vital Lesson YouTube channel — and here.

    Additionally, I sprinkle in my newest vital lessons. Because as long as I’m alive, I won’t stop being curious. I won’t stop learning. I won’t stop trying to teach.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

It’s the People; It’s Always the People

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Chapter 12: Appalachian Wisdom

From what Traci, Mary, and Rusty told me, that’s not the case in hollers of eastern Kentucky. There, where their extended families have lived for generations, everyone has a strong sense of place and home. They value their place in the world.

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Chapter 9: No more Jackie Papers, please

Puff and Jackie were best buds. They “frolicked in the autumn mist in a land called Honah Lee.” They had wonderful times and great adventures.

Until Jackie tore Puff’s soul apart.

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Dedication and Preface

I’m writing my new book - My Vital Lesson, It’s the People; It’s Always the People - one chapter at a time, here on jaimerichards.org.

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