People have been trained to criticize, insult, and otherwise communicate in ways that create distance among people.

Behind intimidating messages are simply people appealing to us to meet their needs.

Life-Enriching Education: an education that prepares children to learn throughout their lives, relate well to others, and themselves, be creative, flexible, and venturesome, and have empathy not only for their immediate kin but for all of humankind.

Public education for some time has been heavily focused on what curricula we believe will be helpful to students. Life-Enriching Education is based on the premise that the relationship between teachers and students, the relationships of students with one another, and the relationships of students to what they are learning are equally important in preparing students for the future.

When it comes to giving advice, never do so unless you've first received a request in writing, signed by a lawyer.

I think that there is a problem with rewards and consequences because in the long run, they rarely work in the ways we hope. In fact, they are likely to backfire.

Use the words "I feel because I" to remind us that what we feel it isn't because of what the other person did, but because of a choice I've made.