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The Big Fresh October 14, 2017 More Heart, Less Head
I don’t have to take a trip around the world or be on a yacht in the Mediterranean to have happiness. I can find it in the little things, like...
The Big Fresh October 7, 2017 Tell Me Everything
Time is generally the best doctor. Ovid A few years ago, my son and I were in the walk-in clinic for who-knows-what ailment, and both of us were waiting for...
The Big Fresh September 30, 2017 This Class
If you see something beautiful in someone, speak it. Ruthie Lindsey Before the students even walked through the door of my classroom, I had heard about this class. They were...
The Big Fresh September 23, 2017 Plain Vanilla
The cars we drive say a lot about us. Alexandra Paul This spring I did something for the first time. I traded in a car before it was ready...
The Big Fresh September 16, 2017 What Rules?
I love rules and I love following them, unless that rule is stupid. Anna Kendrick I once knew a group of young adult guys who banded together to rent a...
The Big Fresh September 9, 2017 The Penny Project
Just look at us, all of us, quietly doing our thing and trying to matter. The earnestness is inspiring and heartbreaking at the same time. Amy Krouse Rosenthal Amy Krouse...
The Big Fresh September 2, 2017 Reading the Room
The most important thing in communication is hearing what isn’t said. Peter F. Drucker A few months ago, I attended a job-related conference in California. Eager to keep up...
The Big Fresh August 26, 2017 The Relationship Business
I know there is strength in the differences between us. I know there is comfort, where we overlap. ...
The Big Fresh August 19, 2017 The Way Through
Don’t go around it — go through it. Amy Krouse Rosenthal I remember the morning after the Orlando nightclub...
The Big Fresh August 12, 2017 Bingo
As I lay me down to slumber, All I need is one more number. A Bingo Player’s Prayer It was the middle of a dreary, wet, and brutally cold week...
The Big Fresh August 5, 2017 Resolutions for a New School Year
Good resolutions are like babies crying in church. They should be carried out immediately. Charles M. Sheldon Summer is when we all think about things we’re going to do differently...
The Big Fresh July 29, 2017 Tickle Tickle
I can only note that the past is beautiful because one never realizes an emotion at the time. It expands later, and thus we don’t have complete emotions about the...
The Big Fresh July 22, 2017 Magic Wand
The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our brain to grow sharper. William Butler Yeats When I found out one of my friends was leaving the...
The Big Fresh July 15, 2017 Growth Rings
Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift. Albert Einstein There’s a whole science that studies tree ring dating. By noting the growth rings, scientists can determine...
The Big Fresh June 24, 2017 Meeting the Challenge
There’s nothing an artist needs more – even more than excellent tools and stamina – than a deadline. ...
The Big Fresh June 17, 2017 Flimflam Man
True forgiveness is when you can say, “Thank you for that experience.” Oprah Winfrey “You sure have a sophisticated security system!” I was chatting with the cashier in a...
The Big Fresh June 10, 2017 Surf Lesson
It is what teachers know, do, and care about which is very powerful in this learning equation. John Hattie We recently visited the West Coast, where my 14-year-old daughter...
The Big Fresh June 3, 2017 Bearing Walls
They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself. Andy Warhol Years ago I did three video projects back-to-back in classrooms in three different...
The Big Fresh May 27, 2017 Tyranny of the Score
Better is possible. It does not take genius. It takes diligence. It takes moral clarity. It takes ingenuity. And above all, it takes a willingness to try. Atul Gawande In...
The Big Fresh May 20, 2017 Lollipop Moments
Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most. Fyodor Dostoyevsky A shy girl arrives at the college she has committed to attend, and is overwhelmed....
The Big Fresh May 13, 2017 Illiterate?
Illiteracy is the inability of a person to learn. It is not all about the inability to read or write as the middle class regards it. Paul Bamikole In his...
