The Supreme Court justice-designate didn't mention politics during the speech to her daughter's graduating class.
At one point, Cruz revealed a stack of controversial books that he said are taught or are available at Georgetown Day. He questioned Jackson about the book “Antiracist Baby” by Ibram X. Kendi and asked the judge whether she agreed with the book and thought “babies are racist.”
“Here was a chance to give advice to my teenager, and she would have to look up from her cellphone,” Jackson said. “Better still, no child could interrupt me and tell me how lame I sounded. I was not throwing away my shot.” “When you get to decision points, I want you to remember that you have the power to choose how you are going to respond, react and behave,” Jackson said. “You now have an opportunity to make a path about your future. I encourage you to listen to your inner voice, the things that make you say, ‘This is great, I want to do more of this.’ ”
She said Brad Stevens, the former coach and current executive of the Boston Celtics, has been touting the growth mind-set to his players for years. The coach, she said, tells his players that they should commit to improving themselves each day, not getting deterred by challenges or overwhelmed by achievements — simply moving on to the next day.
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