{"id":10839,"date":"2023-02-15T09:02:46","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T14:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uncommonschools.org\/?p=10839"},"modified":"2023-03-28T13:37:04","modified_gmt":"2023-03-28T17:37:04","slug":"recognize-the-beauty-powerful-video-of-boys-saying-affirmations-in-mirror-puts-ny-students-in-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uncommonschools.org\/ht\/news\/recognize-the-beauty-powerful-video-of-boys-saying-affirmations-in-mirror-puts-ny-students-in-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Recognize the beauty&#8217;: Powerful video of boys saying affirmations in mirror puts NY students in spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Boy after boy walks up to a mirror. Some are confident, some seem shy, and many grin as they do a simple act of self-love: Looking in the mirror and saying what they like most about themselves. \\&quot;One thing I love about myself is I have the ability to do anything,\\&quot; one says. \\&quot;One thing I like about myself is I'm a great listener,\\&quot; says another boy. It's a video made powerful by its simplicity and purity, and one drawing attention to the Uncommon Schools NYC teacher who posted it.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:15105,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3158064},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Franklin Gothic&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/nation\/2023\/02\/15\/ny-student-affirmations-excellence-boys-charter\/11265936002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amanda Lee Myers<\/a>|Feb. 15, 2023<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-sheets-value=\"{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:&quot;Boy after boy walks up to a mirror. Some are confident, some seem shy, and many grin as they do a simple act of self-love: Looking in the mirror and saying what they like most about themselves. \\&quot;One thing I love about myself is I have the ability to do anything,\\&quot; one says. \\&quot;One thing I like about myself is I'm a great listener,\\&quot; says another boy. It's a video made powerful by its simplicity and purity, and one drawing attention to the Uncommon Schools NYC teacher who posted it.&quot;}\" data-sheets-userformat=\"{&quot;2&quot;:15105,&quot;3&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:0},&quot;11&quot;:4,&quot;12&quot;:0,&quot;14&quot;:{&quot;1&quot;:2,&quot;2&quot;:3158064},&quot;15&quot;:&quot;Franklin Gothic&quot;,&quot;16&quot;:11}\">Boy after boy walks up to a mirror. 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