“Sometimes we have blinders on. I know I have been guilty of this. What is before my eyes I haven’t always had the clarity to see. It’s amazing how experience often gives us the gift of wisdom and clarity.” Melanie Korach, a teacher in Canada. Conversations often have a way of waking us up, especially
THE POWER OF NOW Here is a group of students who understand the Power of Now and have taken it upon themselves to make a difference. These are the kids from Marjorie Stoneman Douglas School in Parkland Florida, the survivors of the horrific attack who saw 14 of their classmates and 3 staff members shot
There are numerous categories of labels. Some are intended to be a helpful diagnosis such as DEPRESSION, much in the news lately. Two other labels are ADD/ADHD, and the catch all CANCER wherein you have to specify what kind and where. Those labels and many others in the field of medicine, psychology and education are
Here is a line from George Bernard Shaw’s play, “Back to Methuselah” ‘There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?’ This was used by Robert Kennedy during his brief Presidential campaign and shortly afterwards in a eulogy for
It’s that time of year again, graduations at high schools, colleges and universities across the country and 3.6 million high school seniors walking across the stage and picking up diplomas. Have a brief look at this and the conclusions. Greenville High School, Greenville, Ohio, Class of 1955 (Greenville is a town of some 12,000 people
