Ron Glodoski, guest speaker at the third and final day of the 10th Annual Arkansas Association of Alternative Educators Conference at the Hot Springs Convention Center on Tuesday, is living proof that children labeled “troubled” and “at-risk” have the ability to overcome life’s obstacles.

A survivor of traumatic brain injury, Glodoski is a leading national expert on bullying, substance abuse and resiliency and owner of The Spinoza Co., a multi-million dollar business that produces talking teddy bears that play cassette tapes about self-worth and acceptance.

He was diagn...

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