Posted on November 21st, 2009 by rcalabrese
Imagine educators following the lead of scientists that it is more cost-effective to spend money on preventive healthcare than to treat someone with a disease or physical ailment. This might mean reconceptualizing what “life long” learning means. Imagine it meaning from conception to death. Imagine the impact on social diseases such as crime, drugs, special [...]
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Posted on November 19th, 2009 by rcalabrese
Appreciative inquiry is “other-centered” moving away from focus on the self to focus on the collective good. In my experience, it works because of the collaborative efforts to listen to the stories of others and recognize in the listening that we are all connected to each other at a deep level. It moves well beyond [...]
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Posted on November 17th, 2009 by rcalabrese
I am continually amazed and humbled by my brothers and sisters in our global community and their generous hearts. The cable news channels provide us with ample evidence of what is wrong, I assert that good abounds, overflowing, making our world a better place. It doesn’t receive the same publicity as negative news. Mona Purdy [...]
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Posted on November 9th, 2009 by rcalabrese
I sometimes feel that I am traveling at the speed of light. I jump out of bed excited about my day. I check my calendar to see my schedule. There are meetings with colleagues and students, workout, a class to teach, and paper to write. Unanticipated events add to my day, I run faster and [...]
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Posted on November 4th, 2009 by rcalabrese
True Story Reported to Me by a Parent of a Kindergarten Child.
A five year old kindergarten girl goes happily to school on Monday. The teacher does not want the kindergarten children [girls] to wear fingernail polish. The girl’s mom forgot to remove it after halloween weekend. The teacher warns the girl not to come to school [...]
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Posted on October 26th, 2009 by rcalabrese
Spread Hope, Joy, and Faith in Today and the Future
Difference makers are hope-filled people. Where others despair, difference makers see possibilities. Where others cynically blame their environment or the random forces of life for their current condition, difference makers forge ahead with the sure knowledge that good triumphs over evil, that everything works out for [...]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2009 by rcalabrese
Are We Approaching the Critical Threshold in Carbon Emissions?
According to some scientists 350 parts per million of carbon dioxide is the limit our wonderful planet can sustain without causing significant damage to our climate. See the exerpt below.
Is it time for worry, anxiety, and depression - NO! It is time for work, collaboration, and cooperation [...]
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