Trinidadian Ellie Mannette passed away on August 29, 2018, at the age of 90. He will fondly be remembered as the Stradivarius of Steel. Mannette was an inventor, innovator, master builder, tuner, teacher and ambassador of the modern steel drum. He was the first to “sink” the surface of the drum. He shaped convex notes […]
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Let Your Employees Know They Are Valued
When my daughter recently told me she received a bonus at work, I thought back to my days as a teacher. The rewards of teaching in the schools are many, but they are not monetary. Profit sharing, commissions, bonuses — these terms are foreign to the public education vernacular. Having said that, there was the […]
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