Unless you have been living under a rock or have decided to take a break from social media, you are no doubt aware of the plethora of bad news. There is the Malaysia Airlines flight 370 carrying 239 passengers that is still missing. Then there was the incident at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas where 2 people were killed and 23 ... [Continue Reading]
Are You Carrying And Transmitting Fixin To?
There is an epidemic influencing children all over the country. To date, there is no medical or pharmaceutical immunization or vaccine that can be prescribed to prevent the spread of this plague. Just like any other childhood illness, this illness can wreak havoc on the life, longevity and quality of life for anyone who becomes afflicted with this ... [Continue Reading]
Obscure Is A Prodigious Word: What The SAT Changes Mean for Learning
Yesterday, the College Board announced that the SAT would be redesigned. I’m not completely sure how this redesign is going to be applied in real life or if I even believe it is going to make a difference in the educational outcomes of American children. I’ll reserve my thoughts about the complete overhaul for another time. For the moment, I ... [Continue Reading]
To Err Is Human, To Anticipate Is Parenting
Alexander Pope the English poet wrote “To err is human; to forgive, divine.” Mr. Pope who coincidentally is not related to Olivia shared this Scandal free perspective in 1711. Mr. Pope did not author the first part of the quote, “To err is human” but Mr. Pope did author the second part of the quote, “to forgive, divine”. While the first person ... [Continue Reading]
Quick Tip – No One Needs Your Tolerance
The last week or so there seems to be one news story after another about tolerance. Tolerance in the NBA (Jason Collins), tolerance in the NFL (Michael Sam) and tolerance in Arizona (Anti-Gay Bill). Not only have stories about tolerance been headline news but we, the people, have been asked to tolerate the sexual preferences of a minority. Yes, ... [Continue Reading]
Parents Must Learn to Grin and Bear It
The phrase “Grin and Bear It” is an expression that every parent should become well acquainted. “Grin and Bear It" can be described as an ability to accept something bad - something not all that enjoyable - without complaining. This is not only a great rule for interacting with children, this idiom has unlimited applications for other areas of our ... [Continue Reading]
Quick Tip: Apply The Pareto Principle
In the early 1900s, an Italian renaissance man Vilfredo Pareto introduced a concept. The concept now known as The Pareto Principle is a rule that states in most situations roughly 80% of the outcomes emanate from 20% of the sources. Pareto Principle: Inside The Numbers From the observation of land ownership in Italy and the growth of Vilfredo ... [Continue Reading]
What Parents Can Learn From The Jordan Davis Tragedy
For the past several weeks, the Nation has again been captivated by the senseless murder of another African-American teen. Once again, a child has been gun downed pointlessly and his parents are left struggling to put their lives back together without a key piece to their puzzle. More Of The Same The murder of Jordan Davis provides the media and ... [Continue Reading]
On Valentine’s Day, It’s The Thought That Counts
This Valentine’s Day do something original, try something outside the box of chocolates. Instead of expressing your feelings via a massed produced pre-printed greeting card, try doing something old school. On February 14th rather than joining the millions of Americans who will spend nearly 19 billion dollars on stuff, do something retro. It’s The ... [Continue Reading]
Quick Tip – Be Happy!
Today make the decision to be happy. Believe it or not, the choice to be happy is up to you. In the words of one the great philosophers of the 20th century, Master Yoda, “Do or do not, there is no try”. Intentional Happiness Although Master Yoda was not talking about happiness when he made his profound assertion, the point of the message is no ... [Continue Reading]
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