Chris Emdin is a tenured professor in the Department of Mathematics, Science, and Technology at Teachers College, Columbia University. This is a recent essay from him for PBS News Hour on "The failure cycle causing a shortage of black male teachers." Another terrific...
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr., January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister...
We could not be prouder than to be members of a tribe with these type of leaders! The world seems upside down. When we look for leadership it is all around us, but in ways that sometimes are hard to see or understand. Volunteering is the ultimate exercise in...
Listening to Seth Godin, from a 2009 TED talk!
"When I was young, I said to God, 'God, tell me the mystery of the universe.' But God answered, 'that knowledge is for me alone.' So I said, 'God, tell me the mystery of the peanut.' Then God said, 'Well, George, that's more nearly your size.' " George Washington...
Why hasn't human labor become redundant and our skills obsolete? In this talk about the future of work, economist David Autor takes on the question of why there are still so many jobs -- and comes up with a surprising, hopeful answer.
"If I only had more time, I'd volunteer!" Laura Vanderkam talks about living the lives we want, in the time we've got! Another TED talk!
Acushnet, Massachusetts. December 16, 2016 Wednesday morning, December 14, at 1:20am, we had a fire outside our building. Our transformer shed, two-feet from the building, exploded and caught fire. Acushnet Fire Chief Kevin Gallagher and his firefighters stopped the...
"I would so much like young people to have a sense of the gift that they are. Not many of them feel like that." Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American musician, singer-songwriter,...
"It is easier to get forgiveness than permission." Grace Brewster Murray Hopper (December 9, 1906 – January 1, 1992) was an American computer scientist and United States Navy Rear Admiral. She was one of the first programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer in 1944,...