'The North Pool' Challenges but Doesn't Break Convention
Achievement: It’s a loaded term, no? But what exactly does it mean? The word appears in all caps on a poster in the office of Dr. Danielson, the vice principal of Sheffield High, accompanied by a picture of someone canoeing off into the sunset and a quotation from Ralph Waldo Emerson: “Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” Ironically, conf…