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In March 2007 I shared with you my sense of connection between my mentors, Al and Alice Boothby, and Bill McIntosh, a participant in The Starfish Fund. What I did not give you was the complete picture of why we created The Boothby Institute, named for the Boothbys, as a permanent home for The Starfish Fund. The reason is simple. While we wanted a non-profit home for our “leg up” program, we want to accomplish more, much more. Perhaps a little additional history will complete the picture. Continue Reading →
Power, Control and Choice
Almost everything I learned about power and control growing up turns out to be distorted or in many cases purely inaccurate. And the search for understanding around these issues remains primarily intellectual as opposed to experiential in nature. Any understanding of power, control and choice must be experiential in order to have an impact on individuals. Access to real power comes from the little things in life. Emptying the garbage is one of the best demonstrations of this particular phenomenon I know of. It also creates the opportunity to understand the absolute interconnectedness of power, control and choice. Continue Reading →
There is serious talk of a national curriculum for public schools.
If we want to do that, why not consider getting Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks to write, direct and produce it and let the classroom teachers work on supporting every youngster in knowing they can lead meaningful, productive, contributory, joyous lives?
