Author: Nelson Coulter Sarcasm generates giggles. Tackiness scores laughs. Insults get chuckles. Condescension delights. Disrespectful snipes entertain. Mockery amuses. Ridicule gets likes. Almost always are those effects short lived, among the watchers. Almost never are those efforts forgotten, by the targets. Civility and respectfulness come with their own rewards. And, generally, those rewards compound over time.

Author: Nelson Coulter Most of us want to accomplish a couple of things in life: Have meaningful impact Be effective in our undertakings To be sure, there are a lot of sub-objectives to both of those endeavors, with nuances and webs extending from each. Constant reflection is required to optimize our impact and effectiveness. And, impact necessarily implies connections and relationships. Some important …

Author: Bambi Teaff, Dean of Elementary Education, Hamlin Collegiate ISD As a kid, I grew up in a low-income family home with 3 brothers, my mom and an alcoholic step dad. We lived in south Texas near the coast in a very small town. I never thought of myself as being poor. My mom never really allowed any of us to …