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A 12-Year Study of Successful CEOs Reveals Their 5 Most Important Habits
And they're habits anyone can adopt.<p>Being the CEO of a massive company is a surprisingly hard life.<p>Sure, they make loads of money—an average of $12.1 …
CEOsTwo Chord Songs That Were Big Hits
The simplest hits from the 50s, 60s, and 70s<p>Although rock grew up pretty quickly, getting more and more complicated in the process, its formative …
GuitarCreate Interactive Agendas with Google Slides
Time, or more accurately the lack thereof, is the number one “pain point” most teachers experience. They don’t feel they have enough time to get …
Education TechnologyThis supercut of 300 dancing scenes from movies is the perfect mood booster
The internet can be a pretty bleak place. From the 24-hour news cycle to online arguments, it can be daunting to find some positivity online. But if …
DancingWhen You Start a New Job, Pay Attention to These 5 Aspects of Company Culture
When you join an organization, you have a short window of time to adapt to its culture. It’s the old 90-day rule. And we know too many talented individuals who have stumbled in their new company because they failed to read the cultural tea leaves. This happens because most organizations don’t …
ManagementThe most important skill nobody taught you
Before dying at the age of 39, Blaise Pascal made huge contributions to both physics and mathematics, notably in fluids, geometry, and probability.<p>This work, however, would influence more than just the realm of the natural sciences. Many fields that we now classify under the heading of social …
Self-improvement5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management
The #5 Show of Season 3 with Mike Roberts From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We need more strategies …
Education TechnologyGeorge Lakoff says this is how Trump uses words to con the public
President Donald Trump has "turned words into weapons" -- and journalists are providing additional ammunition.<p>That's according to Trump critic George Lakoff, a renowned linguist and professor emeritus at the University of California at Berkeley. Lakoff wrote in a recent article for the Guardian …
Donald Trump42 Conversation Starters for Kids
As a parent, you’re likely to feel like you know your children like the back of your hand sometimes. You know the foods they refuse to eat, and those …
Self-helpSchool Board Member Blames Her Racist Facebook Posts on Michelle Obama, NFL Protesters
After being called out for a collection of racist social media posts echoing the sentiments of noted Twitter political pundit Roseanne Barr, a board …
Social MediaIt's Become Impossible for Republicans to Deny Their Party Is Racist
Stop acting shocked that a Confederate-loving candidate won in Virginia's primary.<p>When Corey Stewart won the Virginia Republican Senate primary on Tuesday, the reaction from some corners of the GOP was shock and dismay that the party had nominated an overt white nationalist for such an important …
Paul Ryan99 Percent of Job Seekers Fail to Answer "Why Do You Want This Job" Correctly. Here's Why
An innocent response could cost you the job.<p>As a career coach, I work with people every day on interview preparation. Interviews are a form of public speaking. 99 percent of people fear public speaking more than death. Thus, it's no wonder interviews unnerve my clients. Not only do we go over all …
EmploymentPeabody Teachers Won't Attend Superintendent's Retirement Party
A rep for the union representing teachers said the "budget cuts are harmful to the long term vision of our schools."<p>PEABODY, MA -- A list of …
EducationAgile Is Not A Method -- It Is A Way Of Thinking
Depending on your sources, the hype of agile may be fading behind buzzwords like lean and DevOps, or it might be dead already. But do not rush to see a grief therapist — you may not need to change your sprint dashboard or learn new acronyms. Agile is alive. It exists in the way your organization …
Project ManagementThe Most Honest Out-of-Office Message
What if you deleted all your emails during vacation and never looked back?<p>Some weeks ago, I emailed a professor to ask for an interview for a story. Seconds later, I got his out-of-office response.<p>“I am out of the office and expect to have only infrequent email access,” the message said. Pretty …
Productivity9 Tricks from Really, Really Organized People
Your neighbor always seems like he is on top of all his house projects. Your friend is an expert organizer and is seemingly able to keep track of …
ProductivityOne Question We Should Always Ask When Implementing Technology into Classrooms
In 2014, and in my book, “The Innovator’s Mindset,” I wrote about the notion of “school vs. learning,” and it was summarized in the image below by …
Education TechnologyHow much screen time is too much? Here are the limits 10 tech executives set for their kids
Before having kids, tech entrepreneur Nirav Tolia spent hours online each day catching up on his favorite sports teams, doing research, or scrolling through social media.<p>Now the father of three young sons, Tolia, the co-founder and chief executive of neighborhood-based social network Nextdoor, goes …
KidsWhat to Say When Your Child Says "That's Not Fair!"
Whether your preschooler insists it’s not fair that it’s time to leave the playground, or your 13-year-old says it’s not fair he can’t go to the …
Self-helpHow to Trick a Kid Into Talking About Their Day
Kids clam up. It happens. When kids won’t talk, parents’ best tools are patience and gentleness.<p>It’s nice for parents to know about their preschooler …
ParentingIs It Time to Reconsider Traffic Stops?
What researchers found after analyzing data gathered from 20 million stops in North Carolina.<p>While traffic stop interactions with the police may be shrugged off as brief inconveniences for whites, for black Americans, they can lead to humiliation, violence, and even death. This has become clear …
Law EnforcementWhy More White Americans Are Opposing Government Welfare Programs
A new study shows that since 2008, more white people in the United States oppose welfare programs, in part because of increasing "racial resentment."<p>One of the reasons for this opposition, according to the report, is white Americans' perceptions that they might be losing their financial and social …
Income InequalityPurdue is trying to upend the traditional high school model. Here’s what it looks like
All it takes to know that Purdue Polytechnic High School is doing something different is a walk through the campus in the basement of a technology …
High SchoolHigh School Senior Gets Mic Cut During Graduation Speech
Read Lulabel Seitz’s full commencement address.<p><i>When Lulabel Seitz stood at the podium in front of her graduating class on June 2, she was set to give a speech that summed up her time at Petaluma High School. But four minutes into her speech, the mic cut out. According to the Press Democrat, the mic</i> …
High SchoolYour Air Conditioner Won’t Fully Work If You Don’t Do This
Looking to make the most of your air conditioner unit? By doing this one thing regularly, you will find yourself with an efficient air conditioner …
Home Improvement4 Arizona Officers on Paid Leave After Video Shows Them Brutally Pummeling Man Who Was on His Cellphone
The Mesa, Ariz., Police Department is under scrutiny after releasing video on Tuesday that showed officers brutally beating a man who appeared to be …
CrimeWhat Happens When a Bad-Tempered, Distractible Doofus Runs an Empire?
One of the few things that Kaiser Wilhelm II, who ruled Germany from 1888 to 1918, had a talent for was causing outrage. A particular specialty was insulting other monarchs. He called the diminutive King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy “the dwarf” in front of the king’s own entourage. He called Prince …
HistoryThe Key to 21st Century Classrooms Isn't Tech. It's Evolved Teaching.
I often hear people question whether teachers are willing to embrace technology, but if we really want to transform teaching and learning, I think …
PedagogyThe Search for Diverse Schools That Perform
As debates about integrated classrooms roil New York City, a charter school on the Upper West Side offers lessons<p>As New York City parents debate proposals to increase diversity at public schools on Manhattan’s Upper West Side, one example of integration is Success Academy, a charter school that …
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