Kenny Chesney sings this song “Don’t Blink†where he talks about an old man who turned 102. He’s was asked what words of wisdom he man would share with the world. He says there are just two things you should do as often as possible…love and respect. Seems simple enough, doesn’t it?
We hear many parents say that it’s the schools job to teach children. I’m not really sure where parents are coming from when they say that. It may be said out of frustration…out of anger…out of the lack of feeling a parent has the any ability to help their children succeed…out of remembering how difficult […]
Those of you who read my September 19th entry know my son went off on a two/three day job that involved a potentially violent situation. He went to do what he loves…film.Â
I’ve said many times in my 29 years as an educator that we do a pretty good job at teaching our children the basics and an overall lousy job of helping them decide what to do with it in our education system.
I was visiting with one of my young friends recently over lunch. He told me he was planning a work related trip in a few weeks and was trying to decide who to ask if he could stay with them those few days. As our conversation progressed, he had decided on several places but really […]