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Lessons from March Madness

If I am honest, I have never understood the hype around March Madness. Outside of watching my alma mater, University of Florida (Go

18 Mar

THIS IS US: A LESSON IN PARENTING

Throughout my career of working with youth in various capacities, I have always said that when you see a child who is not

11 Mar

BEASTS OF THE BEAT: SONS OF DETROIT USING TALENT TO CHANGE THEIR WORLD

Beasts of the Beat: Sons of Detroit Using Talent to Change Their World
Today, I am in Detroit for a planning retreat with Usher’s

14 Dec

MY THOUGHTS ON PRESIDENT’S OBAMA’S STATEMENT ON THE TRAYVON MARTIN MURDER

As I listened to President Obama speak today on the murder of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year old boy from my home town of

14 Dec

CONFESSIONS OF A PTO PRESIDENT

Hello All!
When I look at my last post, it pretty much corresponds with the beginning of last school year and my term as

14 Dec

THE LEARNING PLATEAU

While working with my son, I had the most amazing epiphany about his progress.  I felt as though he had hit a plateau- as if he was becoming a little complacent in his work product.  Well, I realized that this may not be all his fault.  Immediately,

14 Dec

INSTILLING THE ATTITUDE OF A CHAMPION

As the Olympics have come to a close and I reflect on every minute of the competition I watched, and read about, I

14 Dec

SUMMER READING IDEAS

While you still have a little bit of the summer left, you may want to have your child squeeze in a few more books.  Perhaps you are continuing to make trips to the library and you want some fresh new ideas on selections. Take a look

14 Dec

VALUE IN THE VILLAGE

I recently read a very inspiring article about a group of young people dubbed “Club 2012”. This group of students graduated this year; however, the cohort was formed six years ago.  The parents of the students saw  the need to take parental involvement to another level. 

14 Dec

USHER’S NEW LOOK: BUILDING A COMMUNITY OF GLOBAL LEADERS

Last week I had the opportunity to experience an organization that is doing amazing work for youth. I was invited to attend a reception and leadership seminar hosted by Usher’s New Look Foundation.
The evening began by attending a reception with stakeholders, donors and other persons interested

14 Dec
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