9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn

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March 10, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace He who learns teaches, he who teaches learns. - African proverb - 9 Essential Skills Kids Should Learn "Unfortunately, I was educated in a school system that believed the world in which it existed would remain essentially the same, with minor changes in fashion. We had no idea what the world had in store for us. And here's the thing: we still don't. We never do. We have never been good at predicting the future, and so raising and educating our kids as if we have any idea what the future will hold is not the smartest notion. How then to prepare our kids for a world that is unpredictable, unknown? By teaching them to adapt, to deal with change, to be prepared for anything by not preparing them for anything specific. This requires an entirely different approach to child-rearing and education. It means leaving our old ideas at the door, and reinventing everything." Author Leo Babauta shares further. { read more } Be The Change Learn twice: teach a child in your life some life skills. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 25 Insights on Becoming a Better Writer 25 Reasons to Embrace Criticism Five Practices for Cultivating Patience 7 Practices to Cultivate Compassion Can You Teach Emotional Intelligence? The Science of Self-Control The Mathematics of Being Nice The Power of Introverts DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 112,915 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The Suitcase That's Saving Lives

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March 9, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace Dare to reach out your hand into the darkness, to pull another hand into the light. - Norman B. Rice - The Suitcase That's Saving Lives What if your carry-on suitcase could save a woman's life? In the fight against maternal mortality in the developing world, a rugged, portable "Solar Suitcase" is providing reliable electricity to clinics in 17 countries where healthcare workers previously struggled to provide emergency obstetric care by the light of candles, flashlights and mobile phones. The Solar Suitcase powers medical LED lights, headlamps, mobile phones, computers and medical devices. In this National Geographic article, obstetrician Laura Stachel, Co-Founder of the non-profit WE CARE Solar, talks about the impact of a simple solar solution on emergency obstetrics. { read more } Be The Change Read more about the impact We Care Solar's work has had in different parts of the world. { more } COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News 10 Keys to Happier Living Ten Things Everyone Should Know About Time 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less How Do You Want to be Remembered? How One Teenager Used Her Life Savings Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral 29 Lessons From Travelling the World Kindness Goes Around, and Comes Around DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 112,880 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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The Kindness Boomerang

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March 8, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone's life. - Sr. Mary Rose McGeady - The Kindness Boomerang What goes around comes around. This charming short film depicts the ripple-effect of kind acts -- the way in which receiving an unexpected moment of generosity from a stranger can cause us to become more aware of the needs of those around us and to take action to become a vector of goodness. { read more } Be The Change Set ripples in motion by doing a small act of kindess for a stranger today. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Kids on Love 7 Ways to Have More by Owning Less 11 Amazing Thank You Notes A Professor's Lesson 30 Years Ago 5 Classic Commencement Speeches Over Ten Thousand People Attend His Funeral The 'Before I Die' Project A Guide to Finding Your Passion DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 112,876 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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A Heart Touched By Music

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March 7, 2012 a project of ServiceSpace If you want the truth, I'll tell you the truth: Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you. - Kabir - A Heart Touched By Music "The way she was singing comforted me a bit. I stood there watching her play for about fifteen minutes, thinking that it must take courage to perform on your own in the middle of a crowded New York ferry terminal. So I stood there listening. She must have felt my presence because she would occasionally look in my direction. By now I was telling myself that if she could perform in front of hundreds of people she didn't know then I could at least tell her how good she sounded. I walked over and put some money in her carriage and she said, 'Thank you.' Instead of continuing my way home, I said to her, 'I have been going through a rough time lately, but you've made me hopeful again.' 'I'm happy that I could help,' she replied. 'Why are you so sad?'" So starts a real world kindness story. { read more } Be The Change Thank someone who is clearly doing something because they love sharing it. COMMENT | RATE               Related Good News Inspirational Graduation Speech by Autistic Student A Poem Is Today You, Tomorrow Me 25 Visionaries Changing Your World Homeless Kid Wows Korea Pilot Holds Plane for a Dying Child But Will It Make You Happy? Leap of Faith DailyGood is a volunteer-run initiative that delivers "good news" to 112,871 subscribers. There are many ways to help. To unsubscribe, click here. Other ServiceSpace projects include: HelpOthers  //  CF Sites  //  KarmaTube  //  Conversations  //  More

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