New York Knicks shooting guard J.R.Smith recently received the NBA's 2013 Sixth Man award, which is given annually to the league's most valuable player coming off the bench as a substitute. A recent New York Times article about the award found here describes Smith's transition on the Knicks team from a talented but volatile lone wolf player to an [...]
As we continue to hear news from Boston following the multiple explosions that have rocked that city, we should be mindful that our children are hearing this news as well. GCP covered the topic of how to talk with your children about tragedy after the Newtown massacre ("How Do We Talk to Our Children About Newtown?" December 17, 2012); [...]
Nearly one in five high school age boys in the United States and 11 percent of school-age children over all have received a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (A.D.H.D.), according to new data from the Federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention compiled by the New York Times and reported in a recent article found here. The data [...]
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Earlier today ESPN released their on camera interview with Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware, his first after breaking his leg during Louisville's game against Duke on Sunday. [...]
The Summer Camp search season, which began in January, is well underway. If you haven't made any camp decisions yet, don't worry, but know that it is really time to focus on this, as programs are filling up. Lots of issues to consider: Sleep away or Day Camp? Sports, arts, or academically focused, or some combination of all three? [...]
As college admissions results roll in, here's some good news to consider: For the fourth year in a row, all of the 167 seniors in Chicago's Urban Prep Academies schools have been accepted into four year colleges or universities. The Urban Prep Academy network has expanded since GCP reported their success last year ("And Now For Some Good News [...]
Today's post comes from Rachel Christmas Derrick, a widely published writer and communications consultant specializing in socio-economic development, youth empowerment, and education. Rachel originally posted this piece on The Independent School Diversity Network's website. You may recall that Wendy Van Amson, one of the co-founders of The Independent School Diversity Network (ISDN), was the very first person GCP interviewed [...]
Let me start by stating the obvious: the sexual assault of the inebriated young woman in Steubenville, Ohio by two high school athletes was a heinous act for which punishment is just and proper. This is a tragic case in which everybody lost. A young woman will be haunted by the sexual assault itself, by the knowledge that online [...]
Last year, GCP reported President Obama's establishment of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African-Americans ("President Obama’s Plan to Help African American Students Succeed", July 28, 2012). The President defined the mission of this Initiative as “[strengthening] the Nation by improving educational outcomes for African-Americans of all ages”. Here's an update: This month U.S. Education Secretary Arne [...]
Two recent news items give us food for thought with respect to the development of a young person's self-esteem. Yesterday's New York Times features an article found here about Joel Baumann, a young African-American sophomore on the University of Minnesota's wrestling team who is also an aspiring singer and rapper. His latest video, "One's in the Sky", which urges [...]