by admin | Dec 2, 2024 | Education Articles
In one Charlie Brown cartoon, Peppermint Patty wonders aloud “Do all fairy tales begin with ‘Once upon a time’?” to which Charlie Brown responds: “No, many of them begin ‘When I am elected, I promise…’” Leaving aside any political discussion here, we might move...
by admin | Dec 2, 2024 | Sports Articles
The story is told of a coach who called one of his Colts players aside during a match and asked him, “Do you understand what cooperation is? What a team is?” The boy replied, “Yes, coach”. The coach went on: “Do you understand that, whether we...
by admin | Nov 25, 2024 | Standard People
There is a wonderful, and very telling, scene in the hugely popular 1993 film Cool Runnings (a film loosely based on the true story of Jamaican sprinters who, having failed to qualify for the Seoul Olympic Games, decided to qualify for the Calgary Winter Olympics of...
by admin | Nov 25, 2024 | Sports Articles
When we choose a sports team, we select players primarily on their ability in their specific position; that is fair enough. The problem comes, however, when we come to consider their personalities. It is all about PD. Imagine, therefore, this team: In goal we have the...
by admin | Nov 18, 2024 | Education Articles
Charles Schulz first introduced the world to Charlie Brown in 1950 in his Peanuts cartoons. While in later years Snoopy, Charlie Brown’s dog, received more attention and popularity, Charlie Brown remained the poor victim of the circle of friends and family he had. His...