From Dust to the Skies: A Call to Every Child Adult and All to Intentionally Overcome Brutal Life's Blows

Norris Ncube is a teacher at the Henry County Schools.  He recently graduated with a Master of Education-Special Education from the Grand Canyon University through an online program.  He earned a Bachelor of Science from the Indiana State University after which he passed the teacher licensing examinations administered by the Indiana Professional Standards Board.  Prior to the BS, Norris graduated from a four-year teacher-training program from the Gwanda ZINTEC College in Gwanda, Zimbabwe.  Teaching is his call as is shown by schools he has attended.

Norris’s life in the dark side of Zimbabwe was in no way different from many children in the world, especially in the western hemisphere.  He experienced parental divorce, war, loss of siblings, and many other life-wrenching experiences.  However, from all those blows, Norris found favor from above and saw his exit from poverty in attending school and staying out of trouble.  Unlike many children who are either born in Christian families, Norris, as a teenager, became the first Christian in his paternal family; a decision he believes helped him stay focused on his goals.

At a tender age Norris decided to be educated, get married and have a great relationship with his spouse, raise children in a better place than he was raised, and to live in far places such as Scotland.  All those dreams have been more than fulfilled to this day.  He is married to his beautiful Princess, has four lovely children, and resides in the United States, an over-fulfillment of the Scotland dream.

His current dream is to impart life-changing lessons to the community, especially to the youth and young adults who may be struggling to find their purpose for life.  Norris is a believer is affirmations because it is from such positive wisdom that his mentors reached within him to plant the seeds for big dreams.  He is a proponent for reading great books.  It is from such books that he attained what the Department of Education refers to as the “Highly Qualified Teacher,” for its NCLB program.  The sky is his limit, as it should be for all.