Still Standing: All Things Work Together

Still Standing A Story About Failure, Purpose, and the Journey of Still StandingAnthony Johnson failed four grades. Dropped out of high school. Flunked out of college. Filed for bankruptcy. And buried both of his parents in the same year while holding a newborn daughter in his arms.He also became Teacher of the Year. An Apple Distinguished Educator. A keynote speaker. A builder of a classroom called Johnsonville, that students refused to leave. And now, at 54, he is a prostate cancer survivor.Still Standing is the true story of the impossible distance between those two versions of the same man. It is not a story about exceptional talent or perfect timing. It is a story about what happens when you refuse to stop moving forward, through failure, grief, self-doubt, and seasons that felt permanent but were not.Written for the student in the back of the room who wonders if anyone is coming. For the educator running on empty. For the parent holding it all together while quietly falling apart. For anyone facing a diagnosis, a loss, or a question they are afraid to answer.Your beginning does not get the final vote on your future.This is the evidence. Read more