January 29, 2009
Three-Ring Kids
Paul Miller has an unusual idea about how to instill self-confidence in young people. He challenges them to juggle knives and flaming sticks and to walk a tightrope.
Mr. Miller, who once worked as a clown at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus, says all kids need "a chance to succeed and fail and try again."
With that goal in mind, Mr. Miller founded CircEsteem in Chicago in 2001, a nonprofit group that teaches circus arts to young people ages 6 to 17.
Mr.
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