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title: Rabbits & Relationships | Search Institute
description: Using a passage from the children’s book The Velveteen Rabbit to illustrate the idea, Dr. Kent Pekel tells the annual meeting of Camp Fire Minnesota why developmental relationships are the missing piece in education reform and young people’s success.   On Monday, May 20th, Camp Fire held their 2013 Annual Meeting at Microsoft Corporation in [...]
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# [Rabbits & Relationships | Search Institute](https://blog.searchinstitute.org/rabbits-relationships)

 Written by [searchinstitute](https://blog.searchinstitute.org/author/searchinstitute) | June 17 2013

Using a passage from the children’s book *The Velveteen Rabbit* to illustrate the idea, [Dr. Kent Pekel](https://www.search-institute.org/about-us/staff/#kentp) tells the annual meeting of Camp Fire Minnesota why developmental relationships are the missing piece in education reform and young people’s success.

 

On Monday, May 20th, [Camp Fire](http://www.campfireusa-mn.org/index.html) held their 2013 Annual Meeting at Microsoft Corporation in Edina, MN. The meeting featured a keynote address by [Dr. Pekel](https://www.search-institute.org/about-us/staff/#kentp) on the importance of developmental relationships for today’s youth. [Click here](https://www.search-institute.org/professional-development/) to learn how you can bring Dr. Pekel or any of Search Institute’s experts to your next event.

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