Recycling — what a great concept aimed at helping to conserve and protect our natural resources and environment! Recycling requires a new mindset. It asks us to change from a self-centered mindset to one that is other-centered. In being other-centered, we think about the environment in our home, neighborhood, community, region, and globe. The choice [...]
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As we pass from infancy, to childhood, and through adolescence we begin to acquire the traits associated with mental toughness. The lessons to gain mental toughness are seldom easy, often the result of failure or setbacks, and never formally taught in the classroom. Some acquire it almost naturally, others acquire it bit by bit, and [...]
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Trust is based on performance! That means that it is our responsibility to earn someone’s trust through our steadfast and consistent high level of performance. The building of trust takes time, achieving its goal through the observation of another. The loss of trust is instant and complete. Regardless of behavior change, forgiveness, and attempts to [...]
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The late actor Christopher Reeves (famous for his superman role), more famous for heroic fight against paralysis, said, “So many of our DREAMS at first seem Impossible, then they seem Improbable, and then when we Summon the Will, they soon become Inevitable.“? Reeves’ determination is a lesson to all who want to construct a better [...]
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Is it possible to take a journey without a destination? Not likely. At the end of every journey one arrives at a destination. If the journey is undertaken without consideration of the destination, who determines the route taken? Being purpose-filled allows the difference maker to select a noble destination. Does arriving at the destination signify [...]
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Thomas Berry died this week. Have you heard of him? He is considered the founder/initiator of the ecological movement. His work about the dignity of human beings, ecology, and the environment is uplifting, inspiring, and challenging. You can visit a website dedicated to him at http://www.earth-community.org/slideshows.htm.
Every thinking human being has a profound stake in the [...]
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US Dept of Ed What's New National Council of Teachers of Math News