Points to Ponder (100 Words or less)
"The thing that is really hard, and really amazing, is giving up on being perfect and beginning the work of becoming yourself." — Anna Quindlen (24)
Failure is impossible for high school students! (No, really) on Shine
So is this an inspired move to get those marginal students on track and learning, or just another way in which we’re coddling underachieving kids and hobbling the rest? Parents, educators and students are divided. Mary Mathewson, an English teacher at Potomac High tells the Post that the new standard not only cripples teachers in…
Mississippi player kicked off team after wearing pink cleats – Prep Rally – High School – Yahoo! Sports
As Sheppard explains in the video above, courtesy of WLBT.com, coaches ridiculed the kicker for wearing the shoes during the prior game, but he showed up for the team's Monday practice wearing the pink cleats regardless. Now the senior, who relied on academic credit from playing football to help fulfill graduation requirements, might not receive…
Denounced anonymously for “seeking Christian roommate” request
“Our interest really lies in her getting some training so that this doesn’t happen again,” she said. via overlawyered.com What do you think about this? A woman posts an ad for a roommate on her church bulletin board but says she's looking for a Christian. Gets reported to the state anonymously and the state…
Can criticizing the boss on Facebook get you fired? | The Upshot Yahoo! News
Maybe she can say what she wants legally but she will never get another job. Even is she is right…she is wrong via news.yahoo.com What do you think about this? I find the whole thing really fascinating. I'm curious about her privacy settings, I admit. More though, what about free speech? I'm not a fan…
Points to Ponder (100 Words or less)
It's not facebook, twitter, or any other "thing" that is wrong with our society. If someone is a bully on facebook, then he's probably a bully in real life. If someone is narcissistic on Twitter, she’s probably the same way in real life. Tools don’t make us anything, they simply reveal what is there. That’s…
Boundaries through discipline and consequences for children
What do you think? Are there any you disagree with? Would you add something?
Nordstrom’s Employee Handbook — short and sweet – (37signals)
Nordstrom Rules: Rule #1: Use best judgment in all situations. There will be no additional rules. via 37signals.com I found this by accident. I find it interesting on a number of levels. The comments that followed were interesting for one thing. But what about the concept itself? It seems that everywhere I go people…
The Expectations Trap | Psychology Today
Attuned to disappointment and confused about its source, we wind up discarding perfectly good relationships. People work themselves up over "the ordinary problems of marriage, for which, by the way, they usually fail to see their own contributions," via www.psychologytoday.com This is a long and interesting article. I think the money quote is quoted above….
Points to Ponder (100 words of less)
"Often people attempt to live their lives backwards; they try to have more things, or more money, in order to do more of what they want, so they will be happier. The way it actually works is the reverse. You must first be who you really are, then do what you need to do, in…