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This is a follow-up post to It All Matters posted by Marmy Kodras that touched on an event where we had the great pleasure of bringing Viliami Tuivai to Phoenix for our 16th Annual Student Recognition.  This emotional uplifting video depicts the essence of what our Kids at Hope programs represents th

Picture yourself extremely thirsty in front of an empty 12oz glass where you can pour from a pitcher only 6oz of silted water, now add a fresh lemon and the ability to drink or sell the liquid, what choice(s) do you make?  There are a number of answers:  you could satisfy your immediate need to quench your thirst by drinking cloudy water; wait until the particles in the water settled to the bottom and drink; or you could squeeze the lemon in the clear water, sell it to someone interested in lemonade allowing you to buy a gallon of water for you and your friends.  How does

I’ve been watching this video by Dave Sowerby for a year since it went viral on YouTube 19th April 2009 (currently with a staggering 17 million views).  Each time I watch, I’m moved with many thoughts.  What the Scottish twenty-three year old Danny MacAskill from the Isle of Skye has been deliberately practicing for more than 12 years speaks volumes to that of Geoff Colvin’s book

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For over a year now, my family gathers every Sunday night to discuss our week ahead.  We call it Family Council and believe it is a method for teaching cooperation and individual responsibility.  It has been one of the best things we have done that increases involvement in decision making.  When we first started, we let our children know that we want them to be involved in decisions that affect them and want them to believe their ideas have value.

Last week I touched on distance learning evolving as a traditional method for high school online learning.  Inserted in my blog was this quote from the Alliance For Excellent Education touching on the role of the teacher.