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Living on 1 Dollar Per Day

Young people in America need to know more about real poverty, and this video is possibly the best I have … More

Education, Empathy, Growing Up, Hard Work, Maturing, Resiliency, Thankfulness

The Distance Run

I coach middle school cross country, which is not a glamorous job, but it is uniquely rewarding. For young distance … More

Adolescence, Coaching, Growing Up, Hard Work, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Resiliency, Sacrifices, Sports, Teens, Youth Sports

Families Should Be Tough

My wife is kind and compassionate, but she is one of the toughest people I have ever known. She does … More

Family Life, Hard Work, Maturing, Parent, Parenting, Perseverence, Resiliency, Sacrifices, Serving, Significance

Protecting Kids From the Inside Out

Unlike consumer products, parenting comes without instructions or guarantees. We all want our children to grow up happy, healthy, successful, … More

Adolescence, Child discipline, Christianity, Communication, Education, Encouraging, Faith, Family, Family Life, God, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parent, Parenting, Perfectionism, Role Models, Serving, Significance, Teacher, Work

I Wish You Failure

Once again, I offer an article from NPR’s This I Believe.  Jon Carroll started at the San Francisco Chronicle editing … More

Adolescence, Balance, Education, Growing Up, Hard Work, Perfectionism, Resiliency, Success, Work

Building a Better Brain

Snooze time It is essential that children get the proper amount of rest. Follow the recommendations of your pediatrician – … More

Adolescence, Education, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, School, Teens

The Race to Nowhere

The Race to Nowhere is a film that will make you think deeply about what a good education looks like.  … More

Activities, Adolescence, Balance, Community, Education, Family Life, Growing Up, Hard Work, Parenting, Perfectionism, School, Significance, Success, Teens, Work

Making Homework More Palatable

Cheri Lucas, a journalist in the San Francisco Bay Area, is a writing aide at Corte Madera Middle School in … More

Education, Hard Work, Homework, School, Work

Failure’s Top Ten List

1.  Not Everybody Gets A Trophy Somewhere along the line we became a society that preached instant gratification. Like a … More

Adolescence, Balance, Christianity, Coaching, Communication, Education, Failure, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Significance, Sports, Teens, Work, Youth Sports

Lousy Starts and Strong Finishes

I’m grading papers on the second to last day of the school year.  I’m grading fast, trying to finish ASAP, … More

Adolescence, Growing Up, Hard Work, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Relationship, Resiliency

Kids Should Work Alongside Adults

“Unfortunately, many of today’s teenagers make no meaningful contribution to their families.  They have nothing more to contribute to the … More

Adolescence, Chores, Education, Family Life, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Serving, Work

Our Friend, Failure

I once heard a speaker named Dan Miller at an educator’s conference tell the audience about how he learned to … More

Activities, Adolescence, Encouraging, Failure, Hard Work, Perfectionism, Perseverence, Positive Attitude, Sacrifices, School, Sports, Success, Youth Sports

It’s a Wonderfully Difficult Life

  It’s a Wonderful Life strikes a chord — several chords — deep in my soul, every time I watch … More

Community, Education, Faith, Friends, Growing Up, Hard Work, Maturing, Perseverence, Relationship, Resiliency, Role Models, Serving, Significance, Success, Thankfulness

Just Believe in Yourself

“Just believe in yourself, and you can achieve anything.” “Pursue your dream, and don’t let anyone tell you that you … More

Activities, Adolescence, Balance, Communication, Education, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, School, Success, Teacher, Teens

Training Up Independent Kids

Embracing Mistakes; Developing Problem-Solvers Thomas Edison believed that failure was not a bad thing; it merely directed him closer to … More

Adolescence, Communication, Consequences, Education, Encouraging, Growing Up, Hard Work, Independence, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Preteens, Relationship, Resiliency, Success, Teacher

Don’t Baby Them

BENEFITS OF STRUGGLING “A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared, he sat and … More

Adolescence, Consequences, Growing Up, Hard Work, Immaturity, Kids, Maturing, Parenting, Perseverence, Serving, Teens

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