23rd Edition I recently took a long trip from Davidson, NC to Boston, passing through several states, Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. During the 750-mile trip, the interstates were packed with tractor trailers. To pass the time,
22nd Edition Why is it that many of history’s most impactful utterances have been the shortest? The Gettysburg Address, arguably the most famous speech ever given by a U.S. President was only 272 words and took President Lincoln only 2 minutes
21st Edition The Wall Street Journal had an interesting article recently on work-life balance – “Elon Musk Is All About the Nonstop Grind. And He Can’t Stop Talking About It.” According to the article, Musk is struggling to motivate his employees
For some reason, whenever I’m coaching a high school basketball game, the referees all seem to be my age or older. When that is the case, during warm-ups, with music inevitably blaring, I share this perspective with them – There
Education in our country seems to be the object of unrelenting criticism from elementary school through college. One startling question that some people are asking is – Are students being taught or are they being indoctrinated? Meanwhile, the cost of
How much money should a senior executive or owner of a business make, is a question that seems to keep surfacing, so let’s see if we can make sense of it. First of all, I think it is an important
On Friday, November 13, 1970, my dad and I went to a dinner the night before Notre Dame was scheduled to play a home football game against Georgia Tech. Attending that dinner was a Notre Dame legend, the 1947 Heisman
What is prayer? Prayer is a means to connect with other people and with our creator. Students in public schools should never be forced to pray, but they should be encouraged to pray. Earnest prayer, especially between prayerful adults and youth,
I grew up in a small town in upstate New York. Raised, literally, by a community of parents, neighbors, coaches, teachers, and the occasional police officer. The foundational values I learned shaped how I think about our society and country
In many ways, our public schools are failing our kids. That may seem too harsh, but I don’t think it is an unfair statement, given our inability to solve the problems of school violence, teen suicide, drug use, and underachievement.