by Rupe | Jul 13, 2011 | Mad Musings, Mentoring
I was trying to do two things at once — cook (in the kitchen) while deciphering some paperwork (in the next room). I’d been interrupted a thousand times with requests for snacks, shrieks over spilled paint water, questions about what squirrels like to eat, and arguments over whether clouds could be blue and flowers could be green. And did I mention that a ruptured disk in my back was throbbing even worse than my head?
Still, nothing can excuse my behavior that afternoon.
I erupted like Mount Momsuvius: “Enough! Get out! Stop bothering me!” Continue…
My Comments:
Okay, so I am listening to CNN this morning at my desk and this reporter came on with this article…”9 Things not to say to your kids”. Now, I must admit, I am not the most liberal father out there, but for crying out loud…you have got to be kidding me. You have got to read this.
by Rupe | Jul 16, 2010 | Mad Musings, Mentoring
Aesop’s Fables—Professor Copper Giloth at the University of Massachusetts Amherst teaches Introduction to Computing in the Fine Arts. She assigns her students the task of illustrating the traditional Aesop’s fables alongside their own retellings of the fables in a modern setting. This website showcases their work and can be used in several ways. You and your child can read the fables, you can compare the fables with versions found elsewhere, or you can use the student work as incentive for your children to illustrate stories or poems.
Neuroscience for Kids—Learn about all aspects of neuroscience in a format that uses helpful graphics. Try the many experiments that make use of games and activities. View questions that have been submitted and then answered by basic and clinical neuroscientists from around the world. Search the numerous links provided, sign up for the free newsletter, and much more.
Insects—Brought to you by the Amateur Entomologists’ Society, this website helps the visitor identify bugs, learn about bugs, find out how to care for bugs as pets, and many other interesting things about insects and invertebrates. There is also information on how to become an entomologist.
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by Rupe | Oct 23, 2009 | Mentoring, Money Matters
Take advantage of real-life money lessons today so that you and your children can reap the benefits in the future.
“In the past year, college savings plans may have had big losses, or a friend’s parents might have lost a job or a house,” says USAA member Susan Beacham, founder and CEO of Money Savvy Generation. “Our kids are paying attention.”
While they’re listening, start talking — and help them gain financial smarts.
1. Give them a plan. Ease your child into the world of self-sufficiency with a financial responsibility plan. “Decide what financial skills you’d like to turn over to your child at what age. Then train him ahead of time so he’ll be ready for each task,” suggests Beacham.CEO of Money Savvy Generation. “Our kids are paying attention.” …click to continue reading.
by Rupe | Sep 19, 2009 | Mentoring
You may not have heard of Dr. Mark Dean. And you aren’t alone. But almost everything in your life has been affected by his work.
See, Dr. Mark Dean is a Ph.D. from Stanford University. He is in the National Hall of Inventors. He has more than 30 patents pending. He is a vice president with IBM. Oh, yeah. And he is also the architect of the modern-day personal computer. Dr. Dean holds three of the original nine patents on the computer that all PCs are based upon. And, Dr. Mark Dean is an African American.
So how is it that we can celebrate the 20th anniversary of the IBM personal computer without reading or hearing a single word about him? Given all of the pressure mass media are under about negative portrayals of African Americans on television and in print, you would think it
would be a slam dunk to highlight someone like Dr. Dean.
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by Rupe | May 10, 2008 | Inspiration, Mentoring
I believe that everyone should have rules or principles that guide them – baseline that they come back to time and time again to keep them anchored. Below are mine:
1. DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IN LIFE AND SET GOALS
2. BACK GOALS WITH DETERMINATION; BE PERSISTENCE – BOUNCE BACK
3. LOVE YOUR WORK…WORK YOUR LOVE…COMMIT YOURSELF.
4. COMMIT YOURSELF TO A LIFE OF LEARNING – READ OFTEN AND WIDELY
5. USE YOUR TIME WISELY…DON’T WASTE A MINUTE
6. SAY TO YOURSELF I AM A GENIUS; REGARD YOURSELF AS THE GREATEST
7. FOLLOW THOSE WHO ARE GOOD…ASSOCIATE ONLY WITH SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE.
8. TREAT EVERYONE WITH RESPECT; BUT WITHDRAW IT IF IT IS UNDESERVED
9. GUARD YOUR INTEGRITY AS A SACRED THING…BE TRUE TO YOURSELF
10. LIVE YOUR LIFE AS THOUGH YOU WOULD LIKE EVERYBODY TO FOLLOW YOU.
11. USE YOUR CREATIVITY…WORK HARD AND YOU WILL SUCCEED!
I was trying to do two things at once — cook (in the kitchen) while deciphering some paperwork (in the next room). I’d been interrupted a thousand times with requests for snacks, shrieks over spilled paint water, questions about what squirrels like to eat, and arguments over whether clouds could be blue and flowers could be green. And did I mention that a ruptured disk in my back was throbbing even worse than my head?