Category Archives: For Students

Mid-week Share: Leonard Pitts Jr. on Our Perceptions of Race

Posted on February 23, 2012 by David Mirman

My favorite columnist, Leonard Pitts Jr., comments this week on the Jeremy Lin phenomena in his piece “‘Lin-sanity’ offers lessons for young African Americans”: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/21/2653567/lin-sanity-offers-lessons-for.html Read his column before my comment… . . . . . . “…the most admirable … Continue reading →

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Set a Goal, Take an Action

Posted on February 14, 2012 by David Mirman

How do one’s dreams turn into reality?  Through the actions one takes toward achieving them.  Self-help guru Tony Robbins likes to say “never leave the site of making a goal without taking an action toward this goal”, or as I’ve reworded it, making it a mantra … Continue reading →

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Mid-week Share: California High School Student Devises Cancer Cure

Posted on January 25, 2012 by David Mirman

Starting today, each week I will share a link, video or quote. This week, a story from CBS News: California High School Student Devises Possible Cancer Cure.  Enjoy. I’m inclined to wonder – if two years ago she told her parents or … Continue reading →

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Do you think like a Victim or a Creator?

Posted on January 2, 2012 by David Mirman

A college class was told they would need their textbook in class. Their college bookstore hadn’t ordered enough copies of the book and ran out. Two students were unable to get their text before the first day of class. The … Continue reading →

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