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Challenge Assumptions!
Galileo’s ideas challenged the assumptions of his time and culture. The mere suggestion that the earth was not the center of all creation with humans being at the center of the center, was ludicrous, even heretical! The proposition that we lived in a helio-centric system and all that it implied, threatened the stronghold (and [...]
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The Future Is Open!
There is so much more that is unknown and undiscovered about nearly everything than is currently known and understood.
The word “science” comes from the root - to know. And school textbooks give the impression that the sciences are based on irrefutable evidence and hard facts.
Wouldn’t it be more accurate to say “science” means our [...]
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What Is Art For?
Art lives at the heart of what makes us human.
What is art for?
If not to inspire and motivate us to our best, then what?
If not to engender hope, to light a candle in the darkness, then what?
If not to reflect back to us the brilliant human potential, causing uplift and upgrade, then what?
What is [...]
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To Be A Child
Do you remember what it feels like to be a child?
To wake up in the morning tingling and trembling with excitement because there is a whole new day to discover!
To be unafraid of the unknown. But to be so comforted by what is familiar.
To barely be able to contain oneself because life is just [...]
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Trust
We trust others as we trust ourselves.
One of the greatest gifts we can give to the youngsters in our care is trust. It starts with having a deep trust in oneself, in the deeper parts of oneself. Before you can extend genuine trust to others, especially the children in your care, it’s got [...]
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Confidence
Little Johnny Whitaker was rambling down the alleyway on his way to the Saturday afternoon baseball game with his buddies. Bat, mitt and ball in hand, White Sox cap on head, he was ready for the big game!
“Johnny ‘Blue Eyes’ Whitaker, best hitter in the world!” he called out as he pitched himself the [...]
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What is School to a Child?
What is school to a child?
It may be a refuge, a safe place, a warm place.
It may be the one decent meal in a day.
It might very well be the one constant in their life.
It may be a big place, an overwhelming place, a confusing place, where a familiar face makes all the difference.
It [...]
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The White Fortress And The Mud Thatch Hut
Here follows a true tale which further opens up the question of leadership for our time. It takes place in a very unique circumstance. But the dynamics are universal. It could be a classroom, a school, a family, a tribe, a nation…any community. This story offers a helpful magnifying glass on a subject that [...]
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Respect
To engender respect in young people is to grow respect in the world. All relationships can only benefit by the mindful presence of respect. It begins, as is true of so many things, with you! Respect in oneself to oneself.
Respect is to love something for what it is!
It is allowing someone or something [...]
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Together Too
Language is one of the beautiful mysteries at the core of human life. Words not only help us to communicate, they also help us to connect - to connect to the vast reservoir of human ideas, knowledge, feelings, emotions, perceptions etc. It’s huge!
Words are like food, in a way. They contain protein, carbohydrates, sugars, [...]
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