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"Someone Please Help Me: Empowering Our Kids to Cope With Bullies"I know what it’s like to be bullied. Before I grew into my body I remember what it was like to be shamed and humiliated; to feel alone and powerless; to feel afraid to go to school every day, knowing I might be pushed down or punched or verbally berated. It’s not a good feeling. In fact, it was awful. I felt lonely, depressed and powerless to stop it. Until I was...
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Carol ChanningShe is one of the most beloved stars of stage and film, and even as she nears 90, she's working hard to keep the arts in schools.
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A Dorm to Save the EarthDave Finnigan is building a "dorm" for adults that will bring like-minded people back to the family table and make the planet a better place in the process.
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Tom BlochHe walked away from his high-profile, high-paying job as CEO of H&R Block to teach at an inner-city school and discovered a formula for better students.
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Obesity Is a Family MatterTwenty years ago, medical experts began sounding the alarm about the rising incidence of adult obesity and the attendant medical problems, such as diabetes, stroke, cancer and heart disease. (Mom and Dad weighed too much.) Then the spotlight shifted downward as surprising numbers of teenagers packed on pounds. (Jennifer, their 13-year-old weighed too much.) Alarmed pediatricians then focused...
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Thoughts on Public EducationPublic education is perhaps the greatest gift afforded to us by the government. As a high school...
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Plant the Seeds and Watch Them Know
Kids today grow up amid a welter of junk-food advertisements and calorie-crazy fast-food joints. The numbers are startling: nearly one-fifth of our nation’s 4-year-olds are obese. Over 17 percent of children aged 12-19 are obese—triple the figure in 1980. And the percentages are even higher among teenagers who attend schools located near fast-food outlets.Tony Geraci, the renegade Baltimore...
