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Tag Archives: Altruism
Tomorrow’s Change Makers Don’t Underestimate Children.
Do you realize that it is distinctly possible for a child to reach the age of 18 without ever having done something upon which someone else depended? –Uri Bronfenbrenner Speech to Parents and Teachers at Independent Schools in Kansas City, … Continue reading
Posted in Character, Collaboration, Education, Emotional Intelligence, Genius, Leadership, Self-Actualization, Teaching
Tagged achievement, Altruism, building character, calling, challenge, character, child-rearing, collaboration, education, emotional intelligence, empathy, Genius, Greatness, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, Parenting, project based learning, Project learning, school, school reform, service learning, social responsibility, success, teaching, teaching responsibility
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Happy Holy Days
When Lou Gehrig was five and growing up in poverty in New York City, his parents gave him a baseball glove for Christmas. We can easily imagine how stunned this little boy was at the magnanimity of this gift. And … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Development, Character, Children, Creativity, Education, Genius, Leadership, parenting, Resilience, Self-Actualization
Tagged Altruism, Authority, building character, character, child-rearing, decision making, Discipline, education, enthusiam, Forgiveness, Genius, Greatness, Happiness, inspiration, integrity, Joy, kids, Leadership, Parenting, parenting skills, Self-determination, social responsibility, teaching, thoughtfulness
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Altruism, Leadership and the Learning Community
Matt’s team of teachers was tired by the time it came to plan the April vacation camp program. Matt knew it would be hard to find volunteers—everyone needed the vacation, themselves. Nonetheless, he put “Staffing for Vacation Camp” on the … Continue reading
Posted in Altruism, Authority, Collaboration, decision-making, Education, Enthusiasm, Excellence, Greatness, Happiness, Leadership, Learning community, Responsibility, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Self-determination
Tagged Altruism, Anger, Authority, child-rearing, decision making, education, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, Parenting, responsibility, school, school reform, teacher, teachers, teaching responsibility, teenagers
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