Tag: positivity
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Reaching new heights — and beyond
By The Foundation for a Better Life Martin Luther King Jr. summarized the power of education as the combination of intellectual rigor and moral fortitude: “Intelligence plus character — that is the goal of true education.” Dr. King’s leadership has long guided students in the throes of emotional and academic development, and for many, college…
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A family trip and a good night’s rest
By The Foundation for a Better Life The 1950s saw the family road trip go mainstream. Travel, once assigned only to the upper class, was suddenly the thing to do in America: Load up the family car and take to the burgeoning interstate system that rolled out of the major cities and coursed through the…
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The bus driver who makes the bus ride the best part of the students’ whole day
By The Foundation for a Better Life For an elementary school student, the bus ride can be a nerve-racking start or end to the day. There are occasional bullies to worry about, homework anxiety, friend group inclusion, and those rainy days when waiting at the bus stop can seem like forever. Bus driver Curtis Jenkins…
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‘Couldn’t’ was never part of Kayleb Wagner’s vocabulary
By The Foundation for a Better Life For some people, there seems to be far more reason not to achieve than to try. It might seem simpler to give up, to say, “Life has not been fair to me; why try?” But for Kayleb Wagner, every setback has been a challenge to overcome, to step…
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The pigeon that saved 194 soldiers during World War I
By The Foundation for a Better Life The lowly pigeon, or so many people think. They clutter the streets of big cities and leave their signature droppings on civic statues. They neither hunt nor forage in the woods but rather collect scraps from generous tourists and senior citizens. The life of a pigeon is one…
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A child’s birth should not dictate their destiny
By The Foundation for a Better Life At the beginning of the 19th century, there was no organized education system in America. If you were wealthy, you could attend private academies and study overseas in prestigious institutions. But the common man had no options, just a life of labor. Horace Mann became the Secretary of…
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One-time Olympic prodigy is still making waves
By The Foundation for a Better Life Donna de Varona is an American swimming legend who made history as a 13-year-old Olympic prodigy. The youngest athlete at the 1960 Rome Olympics, she went on to win two gold medals at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics at age 17. De Varona was recognized as the “most outstanding…
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The big brother behind star actor Adam Sandler
By The Foundation for a Better Life The best material for a comedian starts at home. Funny observations of life and relationships are often the comic’s way of coping with stress or nervousness. Insecurities and vulnerabilities disappear when you can make somebody laugh. All that’s needed is an audience. As a boy, Adam Sandler shared…
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A little direction goes a long way
By The Foundation for a Better Life Life is complicated enough these days: how to access AI notes from the latest virtual meeting, how to program streaming services for sports only, and how to get that tiny hay fever pill out of a blister pack without scissors. The last thing you want to think about…
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Never-ending love
By The Foundation for a Better Life For the first time in world history, enlightened leaders were calling upon nations to end the evil of human bondage. The early 19th century saw anti-slavery movements boil over into conflict, from skirmishes in Great Britain and its outlying colonies to all-out Civil War in the young United…