“Our progress as a nation can be no swifter than our progress in education. The human mind is our fundamental resource.” – John F. Kennedy
Education: A Debt Due
“EDUCATION: A debt due from present to future generations.” – George Peabody
Opportunities to Learn
If you want to become wise, Treat every conversation as an opportunity to learn.
The More You Know…
The more you know The more you grow
Never Stop Learning
As long as you can think, you can learn. As long as you can learn, you can get better. As long as you can get better, you can be happier. NEVER STOP LEARNING.
Best Ever Irish Blessings, Toasts, Proverbs & Proverbs
Few people are prouder of their heritage than the Irish and the wisdom and humor of their blessings, toasts, proverbs and quotes support their pride.
Video: Living for significance not just success
LIFE PURPOSE . Tim Tebow Interview. What really matters? Seeing greater purpose in your life. This is an awesome interview.
The Key to Success
The first step is always the hardest. They key to success is getting started.
VIDEO: Change The World
“When I was a young man, I wanted to change the world. I found it was difficult to change the world, so I tried to change my nation. When I found I couldn’t change the nation, I began to focus on my town. I couldn’t change the town and as an older man, I tried to change my family. Now, …
LGBT Bullying Stats
Despite attitudes to LGBT people slowly changing across the US and worldwide, there is still a very tough path ahead for most people who identify as LGBT.
The Know Nothing Party
Xenophobia, is a fancy word for bigotry .There are troubling similarities in certain current anti-immigration passion, perhaps hysteria, and one of the darker movements in American history – the “no nothing” party.
Religious Intolerance & Persecution in the U.S.
Though the concept of religious freedom and tolerance is at the core of American ideals, our history is tainted by prominent examples of religious prejudice and persecution – especially against Catholics, Jews and Muslims.
U.S. Concentration Camps
The wholesale imprisonment (we called it internment) of thousands of Japanese-Americans (we called them Japs) in U.S. Concentration Camps (we called them
THIS WEEK’S THEME: Tolerance & Intolerance
ISSUES & CHALLENGES. This edition of What Will Matter highlights three crucial historical and contemporary instances
Commentary: Tolerance and Intolerance: The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.
What is tolerance and is it always a good thing? It helps to understand various aspects of this concept.
American History: Resistance at Tule Lake
As Americas, We have a great deal to be proud of but we also have some things to be ashamed of. We must celebrate and teach our virtues with pride
WORTH WATCHING: Understanding the LGBT World
I strongly recommend that anyone with strong feelings on the subject of homosexuality and gay rights watch these short videos and leave your comments – regardless of your position and how strongly you feel about it, take some time to hear some first hand perspectives.
VIDEO: Do Not Believe
“Do not believe in anything simply because you have heard it. Do not believe in anything simply because it is spoken and rumored by many. Do not believe in anything simply because it is found written in your religious books. Do not believe in anything merely on the authority of your teachers and elders. Do not believe in traditions because …
COMMENTARY: True Patriotism & Human Rights
MUST-SEE VIDEO. After the surprise attack by the Japanese on the U.S. Navy at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii and the declaration of war against Japan, 120,000 men, women and children, including second and third generation American citizens
Devine Beauty: Learning & Tolerance
“There is divine beauty in learning, just as there is human beauty in tolerance. To learn means to accept the postulate that life did not begin at my birth. Others have been here before me, and I walk in their footsteps.
Education Yields Tolerance
“The highest result of education is tolerance.” – Helen Keller
Faith: Science & Religion
“SCIENCE investigates; RELIGION interprets. SCIENCE gives make knowledge, which is power; RELIGION gives man wisdom, which is control.
True Religion
“It is easy enough to be friendly to one’s friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion.
Meet Mataya Josephson, My Transgender Son
My son Mataya posted this courageous and insightful video to help folks understand many of the issues a transgender person has to deal with. I am proud of him. He deserves love and respect. He certainly has mine.
Aristotle Quote: We Live in Deeds
“We live in deeds, not years; In thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, not in figures on a dial. We should count time by heart throbs. He most lives who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best.” – Aristotle
Confucius Quote: Educate Children
If your plan for one year, plant rice. If your plan is for 10 years, plant trees. If your plan is for 100 years, educate children. – Confucius
BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADOPT CHARACTER COUNTS!
BUFFALO PUBLIC SCHOOLS ADOPT CHARACTER COUNTS! This week, about 80 more principals, counselors and teachers will receive their certificates as CHARACTER COUNTS!