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Should coaches be upset over a bad call by a sports official? After all they are human and sometimes make an error in judgment. Does the official receive consequences like what their error in judgement caused players and coaches? Suspending officials for judgment errors is a touchy subject.
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In parts of Europe, parents hold off on formally educating children until they are “ready to learn”. In Finland, students start school “late,” receiving no formal instruction until age seven. Finnish daycare centers often replace reading, writing and math instruction with opportunities for creative play. Kindergarten in Finland is not geared to prepare students for primary instruction. Instead, the focus of “education” revolves heavily around specifically structured play and physical activity. The goal is to ensure children are happy and age-appropriately responsible.
Read moreThe news resonating with Freida and me over the past few weeks was not the stimulus check hitting our bank account. Nor the huge cargo ship finally coming free in the Suez Canal. Nor the dour little rice dumpling of a dictator in North Korea firing off more ballistic missiles in Japan’s direction. Or even the much-ballyhooed British monarchy’s distress over Prince Harry’s new baby tainting the House of Windsor’s Anglo-Saxon purity with African American blood. No, what gripped us was losing the couple we count among our best friends and neighbors here in Canton. They moved away. Far enough away that we may never see them again.
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Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order last week banning state agencies, cities or counties from creating a “vaccine passport” requirement.
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The federal government has spent approximately $2.7 trillion under the guise of coronavirus relief over the past year. I have opposed much of this spending in part due to radical liberal provisions which had nothing to do with the pandemic that were woven into the packages.
Read moreThis is the time of year; football teams start preparing for the next season with spring practices. Colleges usually have spring practice in March and April, while high school spring practices are conducted in late April or May. Regardless of talent, team culture will be the main ingredient in preparing the team for success.
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Here’s a conversation I recently had with my son regarding my older grandson (GS 1):
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We can’t always control the situations we find ourselves in, but we can often determine how, how long and to what degree they will affect us. The 2020-2021 school year is nearly a wrap. While some students are doing fine academically, many are not. They have only fallen farther behind. Students on behavior plans have likely regressed and students with functional behavior goals may have experienced regression as well, especially if they attended school virtually for some or all of the school year.
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