It’s not failure that we celebrate; it’s audacity, and the will to try again.News stations around the world shared video of 8 year-old Bailey Matthews finishing his first triathlon in 2015, with a look of unbridled…Oct 5, 2017Oct 5, 2017
Eight easy way students can learn directly from expertsThis post is part of a lesson for Choose2Matter Course, an online professional development course, with student materials, that will be…May 18, 2017May 18, 2017
Student journalists show the Right Stuff to solve the problem of Fake News“All lies and jest. Still, a man hears what he wants to hear, and disregards the rest.” — Paul Simon, “The Boxer,” 1969.Apr 5, 2017Apr 5, 2017
“Why isn’t that what school is?”I spent last Saturday with a dozen bold leaders: Joannah, James, Mia, Amanda, Antonio, Daniel and other middle school students at Howitt…Mar 28, 2017Mar 28, 2017
Everyone who spends time with kids should watch this 60 Minutes segmentPlease also read this companion post, “Why Isn’t That What School Is?”Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
A Few Words From You Can Change A LifeA few words provided the most dramatic moment from Brett Favre’s Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech. During his senior year in high…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
Published inChoose2Matter — An Online CourseThe Science of MatteringMattering was first recognized as a research concept in social sciences in the 1980s. However, Dr. Andrea Dixon writes “only since 2001 has…Mar 27, 2017Mar 27, 2017
Three Reasons Mexico Will Never Pay for the WallThe U.S. needs Mexico to be a politically stable country, and the Republicans in Congress know this. In a Presidential Debate in 1980…Jan 26, 2017Jan 26, 2017
The World Pays Off on JudgmentIn 1998, I became general counsel of an Internet advertising start-up, 24/7 Media. I was right-hand man to CEO David J. Moore, a member of…Oct 19, 2016Oct 19, 2016