Tag: change

• The Workings of Diversity

  Diversity means many different relationships, many different approaches to the same problem. A diverse community is a resilient community, capable of adapting to changing situations. However, diversity is a strategic advantage only if there is a truly interconnected community, sustained by a web of relationships. If the community is fragmented into isolated groups and individuals,…

  David L. Smith

  March 17, 2023

  consciousness, Humanity, Perception, Science, society, Transformation, Values

  adapt, adaptation, Capra, change, community, fragment, friction, group, interconnectedness, interdependence, isolation, life, mailbox, members, prejudice, problem, relation, relationship, strategic, system, vision, web

• Teacher Appreciation

  I will forever love this photograph taken in my Mother’s freshman high school English Literature classroom in the late seventies (check out my teeth!). Mom — and Dad — were my very first teachers both in their professional and personal lives. I watched as they strived to recognize the assets in each student and bring…

  David L. Smith

  December 26, 2022

  Education

  challenge, change, classroom, compassion, English, family, gifts, High School, passion, poetry, school, Shakespeare, thrive, wisdom, writing