“I just want my child to be happy.”  How often have you heard those words?  I will sometimes ask parents

A few years back a high school English teacher and two of her children participated in our community.  Out of

Literary characters often fall into one of three identifiable categories such as wise, foolish, and evil.  Most characters in a

Chris Voss, a former FBI hostage negotiator,  in Never Split the Difference suggests that "life is negotiation.”  Negotiation allows

It takes faith.  Recently, on a community visit a parent asked me, “Why do so many of the families who

One of the fifteen skills we focus on in education is attending.   Attending means “to be present” and “to differentiate

What will stick?  In early high school I remember listening to a highly respected mentor.  During a quiet moment he

Arguably, the most successful idea of the past 500 years in the Western World has been liberalism.  At its core,

This past week as I was checking out at my local grocery store, the cashier asked about my Fibonacci t-shirt

Much of our political theory and practice as a republic stems from Ancient Greece, Rome, and Europe.  Plato, Aristotle, Cicero,