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Fresno County Schools Superintendent Larry Powell reduced his salary from $290,000 to $31,000 recently as a way to handle reduced resources. He said, “If we face mid-year budget cuts, I can have the money ready to go and it doesn’t affect our employees.” What a great role model. What would you do in a similar […]
Continue ReadingThe bucket list was made famous by the movie of the same name. The leading characters played by Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman created a bucket list to do the things they’d always wanted to do before they died. It’s a great concept but the magnitude of the items may overshadow the purpose. Essentially, a […]
Continue ReadingThere is a Facebook group called, “I Hate Reading.” Here’s the irony. The members keep up with each by reading their posts. Duh. .
Continue ReadingThe Wall Street Journal reported that doctors who say they are sorry end up paying less in medical malpractice suits. Don’t you think this is a good practice in all aspects of our lives? If we make a mistake, we should apologize. When we let our pride stand in the way of making the human […]
Continue ReadingThe Nielsen Company reported that the average American watches nearly 159 hours of television every month or 5 1/4 hours per day. I used to enjoy “vegging” out in front of the TV at night after dinner. I rationalized it as needed “down time” after a long day of work. A therapist friend suggested that […]
Continue ReadingThis falls into the category of unfortunate but funny. In The Week, it was reported that an elderly British man with poor vision had mistakenly been dropping his mail for two years into a box designed to collect dog poop. Further, he had complained a number of times to the mail authorities about his mail […]
Continue ReadingAs my daughter enters her third year at the University of Virginia and my son enters his senior year of high school, we are very aware of the quality of education. Next week I’ll speak to 1000 teachers about the difference between being serious and being good. Hopefully, I’ll challenge them to think about the […]
Continue ReadingApparently, there is a problem in Vilnius, Lithuania with motorists parking illegally in bike lanes. The mayor of Vilnius, Arturas Zuokas, used a tank to crush a Mercedes that was parked in a bike lane. Point well made. By the way, the mayor is an avid bike rider. Thank goodness he wasn’t a hunter.
Continue ReadingI recently read an article about a Taiwanese city that offered an incentive to dog owners to clean up after their pets. The prize? A lottery ticket for every bag of poop turned in. The top prize? $2,100 in gold. That’s how you get people to do what you want them to do. Inspire them […]
Continue ReadingFor the past eight years, one of my favorite speaking engagements is for the Loudoun County Public Schools New Teacher Orientation. The reason it’s such a treat for me is that they do a great job of making the new teachers feel welcome to the system. The day begins with a high school band and […]
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