Kids Can't Write! (2008) What It Takes (2006)      Column Archives   1/3/09 -  CONTRIBUTE BEFORE IT`S TOO LATE 12/27/08 -  THE BEST OF TIMES 12/20/08 -  IMPROVING THE WORLD IN FOUR STEPS 12/13/08 -  DEFINING SUCCESS 12/6/08 -  SELFISHNESS IS GOOD 11/29/08 -  THE 25 TRAITS OF A WARRIOR 11/22/08 -  CHANGING THE WORLD 11/15/08 -  A SLIVER OF SILVER 11/8/08 -  THE IDEAL STUDENT 11/1/08 -  DEVELOPING THE RIGHT SKILLS 10/25/08 -  DEAR UC BERKELEY AND UCLA, 10/18/08 -  DEVELOPING MORAL MUSCLE 10/11/08 -  ENLIGHTENMENT II 10/4/08 -  REFORM HOMECOMING 9/27/08 -  EPICTETUS - LESSON # 2 9/20/08 -  LEARNING TO BE ELITE 9/13/08 -  IDENTITY THEFT! 9/6/08 -  HOW TO BE A VET 8/30/08 -  HOW TO SAVE THE WORLD 9/23/08 -  THE MISSING PIECE(S) 9/16/08 -  STUDENT WE WANT IN CLASS 8/9/08 -  STUDENT WE WISH STAYED HOME 8/2/08 -  WHO NEEDS RULES? 7/26/08 -  WHAT`S YOUR GREAT IDEA? 7/19/08 -  MID SUMMER ASSESSMENT 7/12/08 -  BEWARE OF MJ! 7/5/08 -  THE "I" WORD 6/28/08 -  MONEY IS EVERYTHING 6/21/08 -  DREAM BIGGER 6/14/08 -  A CLEAR VISION -   6/7/08 -  END OF THE MIRIGIAN ERA 5/31/08 -  START YOUR OWN 5/24/08 -  POWER OF WORDS 5/17/08 -  50 WAYS TO MAKE THEM LOVE YOU 5/10/08 -  DIABETES EDUCATION 5/3/08 -  WHY WE NEED NEWSPAPERS 4/26/08 -  LITTLE LEAGUE BLUES 4/19/08 -  DEVELOPING OTHER STRENGTHS 4/12/08 -  STRUGGLE (PART II) 4/5/08 -  SQUIRRELS AND PEOPLE 3/29/08 -  BETTER REPORT CARDS 3/22/08 -  QUALITY CONVERSATION 3/15/08 -  CLASSROOM PARENTS 3/8/08 -  MOTIVATION TRUMPS LEGISLATION 3/1/08 -  FIREFIGHTER SUCCESS 2/23/08 -  "If" 2/16/08 -  STEROIDS AND AP'S 2/9/08 -  ANTI-STEREOTYPES 2/2/08 -  STORYTELLING 1/26/08 -  ON THEIR LEVEL 1/19/08 -  BEYOND THE KSA'S 1/12/08 -  CHANGE OF LIFE 1/5/08 -  THE OTHERWORLDLY 12/29/07 -  NO MORE WAITING! 12/22/07 -  WHY BEING LIKED IS VITAL 12/15/07 -  WHAT'S REPELLING? 12/08/07 -  WHAT'S ATTRACTIVE 12/1/07 -  HUNGRY STUDENTS 11/24/07 -  NOT ALL EQUAL 11/17/07 -  A FLAWED SYSTEM 11/10/07 -  FRUSTRATION 11/3/07 -  BE ELITE 10/27/07 -  SELF CHECK 10/20/07 -  CAREFUL'S NO FUN 10/13/07 -  EXTRAORDINARY TRAINING 10/13/07 -  EXTRAORDINARY TRAINING 10/6/07 -  REGRETS 9/29/07 -  STUDENT AS A VERB 9/22/07 -  GETTING TO KNOW THEM 9/15/07 -  INFINITE PREPARATION 9/8/07 -  STILL A HERO 9/1/07 -  THE TACKLE 8/25/07 -  FIND A WAY 8/18/07 -  WHEN ABSTINENCE DOESN'T WORK 8/11/07 -  ONE SONG 8/4/07 -  FAMILY MONTH 7/28/07 -  MIRACLES 2/21/07 -  FOREVER A STUDENT 7/14/07 -  LETTING GO (Part II) 07/07/2007 -  LEARNING TO LET GO 6/30/07 -  MORE THAN A GRAIN 6/23/07 -  UNACKNOWLEDGED 6/16/07 -  SQUARE PEG 6/9/07 -  MORE THAN ART 6/3/07 -  TRY STUFF! 5/26/07 -  SAVING MARRIAGES 5/19/07 -  Pop the bubble 5/12/07 -  WHIPPED BY APATHY 4/28/2007 -  GO TO THE SUMMIT! 04/21/2007 -  HISTORY HUMBLES 04/14/07 -  WHAT A MARRIAGE TAKES 04/07/07 -  GET SERIOUS! 03/31/07 -  SOCIAL CAPITAL 101 03/24/07 -  HAPPILY MARRIED 03/17/2007 -  THE SECRET 03/10/2007 -  MR. O'CONNER 03/03/2007 -  WORLD CLASS 02/04/2007 -  ARTURO AND BOB 02/24/2007 -  A RIGHT WAY TO LIVE 02/10/2007 -  CONTRADICTIONS 02/03/2007 -  THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DIE 01/27/2007 -  REPORT CARD GRADES 01/20/2007 -  Respect my nouns 01/20/07 -  FIGHTING FOR ALL OF US 01/06/07 -  REALLY GOOD SCHOOLS 12/30/2006 -  DO IT ANYWAY 12/16/06 -  MORE THAN GAMES 12/09/06 -  One move ahead 12/02/06 -  TYPECASTING 11/25/06 -  WHO WANTS NORMAL 11/18/2006 -  SOCIAL CAPITAL 11/11/06 -  FORGOTTEN WINNERS 11/04/06 -  THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS 10/21/06 -  TEACHER APPRECIATION 10/28/2006 -  THE DREAM LIVES AT KENNEDY 10/14/06 -  SIMPLE HAPPINESS 10/7/06 -  LIFE'S BIG QUESTIONS 09/30/06 -  WUSSIFYING AMERICA 09/23/06 -  MANHOOD TRAINING 09/09/06 -  HOW NOT TO BE POOR 09/02/06 -  HANDS AROUND THE LAKE 09/02/06 -  HANDS AROUND THE LAKE 08/26/06 -  WHICH GROUP IS YOURS 08/19/06 -  A ONE WORD LESSON 08/12/2006 -  I DO WHAT I WANT 08/05/06 -  IT'S OK TO LIKE BOTH 06/29/06 -  SUMMER THOUGHTS 07/22/06 -  Social Proficiency 101 07/15/06 -  SCAVENGER HUNT 06/08/06 -  GET OUT OF YOUR WORLD! 07/01/06 -  OUT OF THE DARKNESS 06/24/06 -  A LESSON IN GRATITUDE 06/17/06 -  LIFE COACHING 06/10/06 -  REFLECTIONS 06/03/06 -  YOUTHS NEED VISION 05/27/06 -  MOVE! 05/20/06 -  IGNORANCE ISN'T BLISS 05/13/06 -  INSPIRED BY AUTHORS 05/06/06 -  REACH FOR THE STARS 04/29/06 -  REMEMBER HAILEY 04/22/06 -  OLD SCHOOL/NEW SCHOOL 04/15/06 -  ONE STEP BEYOND 04/08/06 -  I'M THE BEST PARENT I KNOW 04/01/06 -  THE WORLD IS GRAY 03/25/06 -  FIGHT! 03/18/06 -  WANTING IT 03/11/06 -  BALANCE IS BEST 03/04/06 -  MEN FOR OPRAH? 02/25/06 -  CHAPTER 1 02/18/06 -  UNREALISTIC EXPECTATIONS 02/11/06 -  BEING COMFORTABLE 02/04/06 -  Yin/Yang 01/28/06 -  MISCELLANEOUS TAKES 01/21/06 -  AN INSPIRING FUNERAL 01/14/05 -  THOUGHTS ON TURNING 50 01/07/06 -  SEEK JOY, NOT PLEASURE 12/31/05 -  MAKE 2006 - AND YOU - EXTRAORDINARY 12/24/05 -  TIME TO WRITE 12/17/05 -  CRAM CULTURE 12/10/05 -  PLAYING FAVORITES 12/03/05 -  REQUIRE IT 11/26/2005 -  A CHALLENGING STUDENT 11/19/05 -  WHO KNOWS? 11/12/2005 -  WHAT'S WRONG? 11/05/05 -  THE THIRD RELATIONSHIP 10/29/05 -  WRITING OVERRATED? 10/22/05 -  GET GOOD 10/15/05 -  REAL, TOUGH LESSONS 10/08/2005 -  THE CROWD SUCKS 10/1/05 -  WHAT, NOT WHERE 09/24/05 -  HOW TO BUILD THE SOUL 09/17/05 -  DIG DEEP FOR TREASURE 09/10/05 -  CRASH COURSE 09/03/05 -  How to "Be There" 08/27/05 -  UNDERRATED 08/20/05 -  OVERRATED 08/13/05 -  CHECK THIS OUT 08/06/05 -  HOCHMA NEEDED 07/30/05 -  THAT QUESTION 07/23/05 -  JUST LISTEN 07/16/05 -  TIME FOR GREATNESS 07/09/05 -  KNOW, THEN TALK 07/02/05 -  GOODBYE, LOVES 06/25/2005 -  THE 'CRAP FACTOR' 06/18/05 -  SECRET OF HER ASCENT 06/11/2005 -  LIFE'S A BIG OCEAN 06/04/2005 -  A NUMBER 2 LIFE IS NUMBER ONE 05/28/05 -  A LESSON FOR SCHOOLS 05/21/2005 -  PROM LESSONS 05/14/2005 -  OH, DISTRACTIONS! 05/07/2005 -  THE ORANGE FLOWER 04/30/2005 -  CHEESY AND RICH 04/23/2005 -  UNFORGETTABLE CLASS 4/16/05 -  Magical Nights 04/09/05 -  DEFENSE MECHANISM 4/2/05 -  GO DO SOMETHING 3/19/05 -  PREJUDICED AND PROUD 3/12/05 -  THEY'RE GRRRRRRREAT! 2/26/05 -  Find a moral way 3/5/05 -  What it takes... 2/19/2005 -  To get it, commit 2/12/2005 -  Disguised laziness 2/5/2005 -  Keep Playing those Keys 1/15/2005 -  Education   INVITE ME TO SPEAK 10/17/08 Want me to talk to your group, club, business or organization? 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