The “S” Word The “S” Word Greg and Harry Sitting together after dinner, Greg, Harry’s dad, is channel surfing on the flatscreen and Harry, a seventh grader, is playing a game on his iPad. “Dad, did my science teacher call or email...
Things Come In 3s (It’s not your fault.) Dear Parent, You may wonder what happened. There’s stranger living in your house. The delightful little girl who loved to dance wants to text everyone, but you, all the time. And, your son, who shared all that was...
TED Talks - The key to success? Grit Speaker Angela Lee Duckworth Leaving a high-flying job in consulting, Angela Lee Duckworth took a job teaching math to seventh graders in a New York public school. She quickly realized that IQ wasn’t the only thing separating the...
The happy secret to better work We believe we should work hard in order to be happy, but could we be thinking about things backwards? In this fast-moving and very funny talk, psychologist Shawn Achor argues that, actually, happiness inspires us to be more...
Everyday Leadership We have all changed someone’s life — usually without even realizing it. In this funny talk, Drew Dudley calls on all of us to celebrate leadership as the everyday act of improving each other’s lives.
