Category Archives: Anger

Are We Unraveling? Sources of the Rising Rage.

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Rick

Excellent short summary of the history of social unrest in America of the last 70 years & the origins of rising rage. One critical piece is missing from the history and the analysis: a dysfunctional public school system. The American educational system, designed … Continue reading →

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Justice and Bullying

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Rick

on the seat of justice In a bit of a rage, a teacher brought a kindergartner to my office saying, “Francis has been disrespectful to me, but I don’t have time to deal with it now. I have to get … Continue reading →

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Do Children Start Out Good or Bad? Our Answer Matters.

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Rick

“Ricky, you are not yourself, today,” my mother used to say when I was, well, shall we say, socially irresponsible. I was a difficult child. My mother even said so in the last few days we were together before she … Continue reading →

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Collective Genius

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Rick

Early in my first year as principal I found myself sitting across the table from a clean-cut, successful looking lawyer/parent who had put his daughter into the second grade of my school a month ago. As soon as we returned … Continue reading →

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The Swallow Strategy: Don’t Get Mad; Be Useful

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Rick

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