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I had the pleasure and the privilege of speaking to two college classes yesterday at George Mason University. The professor, Leslie Morton, teaches the only class on “Civility and Professionalism” in the country. USA Today featured her class earlier this year. The cool thing about this class is that it gets young adults excited about […]
Continue ReadingIn yesterday’s post, I discussed the death penalty. And now for something completely different…but not really. There is a new Android app called “I’m Getting Arrested.” Here’s the description at the Android app store: Alert your lawyer, loved ones, etc … that you are being arrested with a click. I’m Getting Arrested enables anyone, with […]
Continue ReadingOK, let’s talk about personal responsibility. Do you think we can all agree that sometimes things just don’t work out the way we expect? Accidents happen. We experience disappointments. We step in dog poop on the way in the house. That’s just life. Things happen. But we don’t need to sue someone just because we […]
Continue ReadingOnce when my daughter was young, we went to a McDonald’s for dinner. There was a homeless man out front. I explained to my daughter that he didn’t have any money and that we could buy him a meal to help him through the night. My daughter said, “Why can’t he go up to one […]
Continue ReadingI love stories that show people doing the right thing – especially when it’s the opposite of what we all expect. When Christian Lopez caught Derk Jeter’s 3,000th hit, we all probably fantasized about the potential revenue the ball could have generated for Lopez on eBay or Craig’s List. But he had a different fantasy. […]
Continue ReadingA Washington Post article reported that 140 teachers and 38 principals were involved in an organized cheating scandal to help students, schools, and districts meet targets required by standardized testing. Here’s the full article: Atlanta Public Schools Embroiled in Cheating Scandal I may be missing something here but wouldn’t it be better to put the […]
Continue ReadingI heard a wonderful story on Headline News recently about Compton (CA) High School senior Allan Guei. As a standout on the varsity basketball team, Allan entered a free-throw shooting contest sponsored by a marketing agency that wanted to produce a documentary to dispel negative beliefs about the Compton community. Guei won the competition and […]
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