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Collecting My Thoughts After A Weekend Of Watching Children Race

April 7, 2014 By Jeff Turner 4 Comments

I spent 18 hours at an invitational track meet this weekend. Most of my children’s races lasted less than 70 seconds. That gives a guy a lot of time to think.

Filed Under: Life Tagged With: effort, learning, life

Recovering The Seriousness Of The Child At Play

March 18, 2011 By Jeff Turner 2 Comments

The struggle of maturity is to recover the seriousness of the child at play.  – Nietzsche via The Virtues Of Play. The article from Wired was based on studies done with preschool children, stating that “unstructured play turns out to be one of the most important aspects of Pre-K education.” I’ve always felt that way, so […]

Filed Under: Commentary Tagged With: attention, fun, learning, play, skills

Never Wrestle With A Pig

March 9, 2011 By Jeff Turner 12 Comments

“Never wrestle with a pig – you’ll both get dirty, and the pig will love it” – English Proverb I value diversity. I value diversity of all kinds. And I value diversity of thought above all other forms of diversity. I can’t learn anything from someone who is exactly like me. Not one thing. Ideas […]

Filed Under: Featured, Values Tagged With: diversity, friends, learning, mutual respect, relationships, shared values, teamwork, values

 

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