Did a principal at Simpson Central Elementary School in Mississippi make a mistake when he told a student she needed to take off her COVID-19 mask? A federal court will decide. “The third-grade student, Lydia Booth, wished to peacefully share her Christian views with her schoolmates but, even though she wore the mask without disruption…
A friend of mine, a golf champion at Fair Oaks Ranch Golf and Country Club, northwest of San Antonio, told me about his daughter walking out of a class at her university. Jay was obviously proud of her for standing up and dropping the class after a professor demanded students support Markist liberalism. My reverence…
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JackNotes are quick summaries of notes I’ve taken from books, conferences, classes and life experiences. Productivity Habits Twice, Then Quit When you want to quit working for the first time, don’t. Push through and work some more The second time you want to quit, also don’t quit. Push through again The third time you want…
America’s youth has shared the trials of 2020, with empty classrooms, virtual graduations and quarentines. Many sporting and student events were cancelled and substituted with streams of not so peaceful protests. The looting, destruction and violence on American streets exceeded the riots many of us saw in the 1960s-70s. Just as we did, youth today…
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JackNotes of the 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris The New Rich (NR) are those who abandon the deferred-life plan and create luxury lifestyles using time and mobility. People don’t want to be millionaires—they want to experience what they believe only millions can buy. The fantasy is the lifestyle of complete freedom it allows. So the question becomes: “How can one achieve…
Executive Summary of the Dale Carnegie classic Fundamental Techniques in Handling People Don’t criticize, condemn or complain Give honest and sincere appreciation Arouse in the other person an eager want Six Ways to Make People Like You Become genuinely interested in other people Smile Remember that a person’s name is to that person the sweetest…
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Directing the Facilities Management Department at H-E-B Food/Drugs, the best and biggest retailer in Texas, for 23 years was an honor. Anyone who works there knows H-E-B is a learning, giving, and extremely productive organization. Employees are called “Partners,” the perfect Texas term, because we worked together, crossing boundaries and departments to do whatever it…
As our students return to school for the 2020-21 term, it’s more important than ever for teachers and parents to work together. Parents may see behaviors at home that teachers aren’t seeing in school and vice versa. That reality is, things are different this year. It could be one of those times in life that…
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Paxton Issues Legal Guidance on School Reopening Politicians and playing politics in our local school districts has threatened some schools not to reopen in 2020. However, deaths from student suicides and drug overdoses currently exceed deaths due to the COVID-19 virus, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) director Dr. Robert Redfield warned. Attorney General…
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A small Texas school district suffered a major blow in 2018, losing nearly $2 million in a business email compromise (BEC) scheme. And a Florida man who helped facilitate the crime is now serving time behind bars. Two years ago, an employee of a school district near Fort Worth received an email requesting a wire…
