For the past two weeks, every time I open up my Facebook page, I see a new video of one of my friends accepting the ALS Water Bucket Challenge and then dumping a mixture of ice and water over their heads. In turn, they get to nominate 3 other individuals to do the same thing within 24 hours. It’s interesting …
This is a tough blog to start the school year with, but the coverage is on every news channel, 24 hours a day… so, I figure we should probably talk about it… in a mature, respectful way. The trouble with this case and many other cases is that eye-witnesses have provided completely different versions of reality. Without having been there, …
The biggest update to the book is underway. My plan is to write three new chapters for each trait. We plan to then create an on-line version, allowing teachers to select the chapters they want the students to read. Perhaps students could even make their own individual choices. With more role models, the book will be more diverse. I have been doing a ton of research, but you’ll have viewpoints …
It’s that time of year. Teachers are back to school and students are soon to follow. And, this is my first installment of the weekly blog. Starting tonight, every Sunday night I will sit at my computer and write about a current event related to character and leadership. In the blog, I usually provide my perspective, a video link and …
I have a friend who lives in a California. She gave up a lucrative career in journalism to be a teacher. She did this because she felt she had something positive to give back to the next generation. She even chose to teach at an alternative education high school because she thought she could make the most significant changes with …
I hope you enjoyed Memorial Day yesterday. I am glad that you got a day off from school. In Michigan, Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial beginning of summer and campers take advantage of the long weekend to get away, relax and spend time with family. Although, I do hope Memorial Day has greater meaning for them and …
Last week I was talking to Marcus Mead, an assistant principal in my local school district of Traverse City, Michigan. Mr. Mead has a unique habit of asking middle school students if they believe one person can make a difference. Interestingly enough, they all say yes. He follows up this innocuous question with a tougher one, “You are one person! …
Ladies and gentlemen, that is how you do it! A Very Cool Story: Keven Durant recently provided a speech after receiving the 2014 Most Valuable Player Award from the NBA. Let’s just say it was one of the most emotional speeches I have ever seen, and I have seen way too many. The crux of what he said could be …
Well, everyone is talking about it today, so let’s join the fray. Donald Sterling, owner of the Los Angeles Clippers, made several racist remarks to his girlfriend over the weekend. She recorded their conversation and shared it with TMZ. On Sunday, TMZ released this recording. In the following 48 hours, almost the entire world united to condemn Sterling’s comments and …
Albert Einstein lived from 1879-1955. He is arguably the smartest person to ever live. He died before the computer, the cell phone, texting, emailing and skype were invented. Still, he was wise enough to understand that technology might take the place of human interaction. I suppose he wondered what would happen to natural curiosity, exploration of the unknown and the diligence to …
