Motivators

Who is Peter Ramsey? You and Your Kids Are About to Find Out

On November 21, DreamWorks will release "Rise of the Guardians", its latest animation feature. Based on “The Guardians of Childhood,” a series of children's books by author and illustrator William Joyce, the Guardians are a no-nonsense Santa Claus, a rebellious Jack Frost, a fearless Tooth Fairy and a tough Easter Bunny, who must band together to protect the children [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:22:16-04:00October 6th, 2012|Motivators, Sports|1 Comment

Julian Merchant, Champion Fencer

Have to pass along this inspirational story of Julian Merchant, a New Rochelle, NY high school sophomore who is making his mark on the world of fencing. Read it here, and share with your sons. Maybe they'll want to give fencing a try! Kudos to Julian and the Merchant family, and thanks to Roy Johnson for bringing this story [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:22:17-04:00September 17th, 2012|Motivators, Sports|Comments Off on Julian Merchant, Champion Fencer

Parenting Lessons from Ellis Marsalis

Last night I had the incredible pleasure of sitting at a friend's small dinner party for Jazz at Lincoln Center and listening to Wynton Marsalis jam with his quintet in her living room(!). As Wynton introduced their final piece, "Take the A Train", he mentioned that he had the opportunity to meet Duke Ellington back in 1971, when he [...]

Walter Dean Myers, New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature

Walter Dean Myers, award-winning author of "Hoops", "Monster", Fallen Angels," "Sunrise Over Fallujah", and many other young adult novels, has been named the nation's third Ambassador for Young People's Literature. As the new (and first African American) National Ambassador, Myers will tour the country for two years, speaking at schools and libraries about reading and literacy. Myers, 74, will [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 3rd, 2012|Experts, Motivators, Parents|2 Comments

Braylon Edwards: NFL player, Educational Philanthropist

Here's an inspirational story for you, as reported in Yahoo! Sports: Braylon Edwards, who was a Cleveland Browns rookie in 2005, promised back then to give $10,000 in scholarships to 100 Cleveland area eighth-graders if they could graduate high school with over a 2.5 GPA and 15 hours community service. Of the 100 who were afforded the opportunity, 79 [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:56:25-04:00January 3rd, 2012|Academics, Interviews, Motivators, Sports|Comments Off on Braylon Edwards: NFL player, Educational Philanthropist

Robert Griffin III, Student And Athlete

Today's New York Times has a full-page ad courtesy of Baylor University celebrating Robert Griffin III's winning the 2011 Heisman Trophy. (For those of you without access to a hard copy of the Times, here is a link to a not so great shot of the ad). Above a large picture of Griffin in uniform, smiling as he holds [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:56:26-04:00December 12th, 2011|Academics, Motivators, Sports|Comments Off on Robert Griffin III, Student And Athlete

Coach Natalie Randolph: Teaching on the Field and in the Classroom

Here's an inspirational story from The Washington Post to savor along with your Thanksgiving leftovers: Coach Natalie Randolph, an African American believed to be the only woman currently coaching a high school football team in the country, led her Coolidge High School Colts earlier this week to the Turkey Bowl, Washington D.C.'s public school football championship. This was the [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:55:54-04:00November 25th, 2011|Academics, Experts, Interviews, Motivators, Sports|Comments Off on Coach Natalie Randolph: Teaching on the Field and in the Classroom

GCP Interview with Dr. Pedro Noguera, Pt. II: How to Pick the Right Schools For Your Child

In Part II of GCP’s interview with Dr. Pedro Noguera, Professor of Teaching and Learning at New York University’s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development, GCP asked Dr. Noguera for suggestions to help parents identify the best educational settings for their sons from pre-school to college. Pre-school Dr. Noguera noted that parents often look for the most [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:52:05-04:00May 30th, 2011|Experts, Guest Bloggers, Interviews, Motivators, Parents, Resources|Comments Off on GCP Interview with Dr. Pedro Noguera, Pt. II: How to Pick the Right Schools For Your Child

Dr. Michael G. Thompson: Helping Parents Raise Their Sons

Michael G. Thompson, Ph.D. is a psychologist and school consultant who has made the study of boys and their development the focus of his career.  He is the author or coauthor of many books on this subject, including,  "It's a Boy!: Understanding Your Son's Development from Birth to Eighteen" (with Teresa Barker, Ballantine, 2008), the New York Times bestseller, [...]

By |2023-05-21T15:52:06-04:00April 27th, 2011|Ages 0-4, Ages 0-5, Ages 13-15, Ages 16-18, Ages 5-7, Ages 8-12, Experts, Guest Bloggers, Interviews, Motivators, Parents, Resources|Comments Off on Dr. Michael G. Thompson: Helping Parents Raise Their Sons

Dr. Ronald Ferguson: What Parents Can Do

Are Black and Hispanic college educated parents doing all that they should to help their children learn?  Ask Dr. Ronald Ferguson, Harvard professor and director of Harvard’s Achievement Gap Initiative, and he will point to Table A8 in his book Towards Excellence With Equity: An Emerging Vision for Closing the Achievement Gap (Harvard Education Press, 2007), which justifies the [...]

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