In light of the recent event in Aurora Colorado, it behooves us to re-examine the violent nature of our society where all too often the solution to one’s personal hurts seems to be go out and hurt someone else. Why? It’s on the TV, on the movie screen, in the video games: According to the […]
I really can’t, I’m no Mahatma Gandhi
by Tim Wolcott Do you really know Gandhi or even Martin Luther King, Jr.? You may think you do, but I believe that in some cases, we need to demystify our heroes so that we can more easily support their actions. Recently TeachPeaceNow.org was given a little book What Gandhi Says About Nonviolence, Resistance And Courage by […]
Summer Reading That Makes You Think
“The more you read, the more things you will know. The more you know, the further you’ll go.” Dr. Seuss Add these books to your child’s summer reading list and expand his or her thinking about fairness and justice. Psst…yours too. Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki Why do we play sports? A young Japanese American boy in […]
Building Bridges of Support
ONE stick – inconsequential… HUNDREDS of sticks – amazing! Last week we asked you to choose ONE thing you could do to make the world a better place. Did you choose one? Do you think it will make a difference? This Bridge of Support was built by elementary students at my school. After watching the PowerPoint […]
