“Don’t ever take a fence down until you know the reason it was put up.” – G. K. Chesterton

Dear NorthWest Professional Educators, Thank you for the chance to attend Gene Bedley s seminar, Practical Discipline Strategies for the Difficult Young Child. I learned so many practical strategies to preserve teacher sanity! I was most impressed with his ideas that children need coaching on how to make good choices. This is more effective than… Read more »

NEW Seminar Bullying and Social Aggression Seminar March 7, 2006 Pasadena Participants will not only profit from the simple but significant solutions and strategies for working with challenging students but also receive numerous ideas for classroom and school wide programs that prevent disrespect, irresponsible and violence on school campuses. Participants will be introduced to appropriate… Read more »

Program helps build ethical code for making good c NEOSHO, Mo. The din in the gymnasium was no more impressive than what would be heard in virtually any cafeteria in any high school. Nothing unusual about the noise until you get close enough to hear individual conversations, which focus not on prom dresses and rock… Read more »

“Character is not made in a crisis it is only exhibited.” – Rose Dorothy Freeman

Think about it. If I come to you with the attitude, Teach me who you are, what does that say about you and me? It says that I don’t fully know who you are. You exist outside my knowledge and experience of people. You could very well be outside my comfort zone. Most of all,… Read more »

“My father said, ‘Politics asks the question: Is it expedient? Vanity asks: Is it popular? But conscience asks: Is it right?’” – Dexter Scott King

While visiting in Vancouver, British Columbia, my wife and I took a day trip, via the BC Ferries to Victoria, the government seat of British Columbia. On our way down Highway 17 toward the seaside capitol, we took a brief side tour to visit beautiful Buchart Gardens. These extraordinarily, exquisite gardens, which are tucked away… Read more »

Positive Coaching Alliance (PCA) is a nonprofit organization based at Stanford University with the mission to transform youth sports so sports can transform youth. PCA was created to transform the culture of youth sports to give all young athletes the opportunity for a positive, character-building experience. We have three national goals: 0. To replace the… Read more »

Unhappy? Try some dirt. Victims of depression could benefit from a down-to-earth approach … getting dirty. Apparently the ‘friendly’ bacteria in soil can be as uplifting as anti-depressant drugs. Mice treated with the bacteria appeared more relaxed. It stimulated the immune system and activated brain neurons producing the mood-enhancing chemical seratonin, a study has shown…. Read more »