http://nathanchow.net/journal WRITER, TEACHER, HUMANITARIAN Sun, 22 Jan 2012 18:58:45 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en What is missing in today's classroom? What is the most important thing I teach to my middle schoolers? How do we use our classroom to get to world peace? I believe that character education---especially lessons on love and respect---is missing in our education system and yet is the most important thing ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2011/02/26/tedxbu-talk-the-missing-lesson-character-education/ I wish I could see more people hug their heavy duffel bags with pride---not wheel a suitcase from behind as if they were detached, not leave something at home as if it were a burden, not ask someone else to carry it for them as if they were dependent. It's ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/11/30/the-only-way-to-travel/ how dare we? by nathan s. chow ~~~~~~~~ I guess this piece I wrote below is appropriate during all the political trash talk today, all the dependence on leaders and not on ourselves, and all the emphasis on the grand laws and not the simple human emotions. May YOU make all the difference today, ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/11/02/how-dare-we/ As we've seen in recent news, your next insult or cruel joke---even if small---can push someone over to suicide. And as we've seen on sites like http://givesmehope.com, your next compliment or positive gesture---even a smile at a stranger---can save someone from a life of depression. Small acts are tipping ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/10/11/the-world-is-yours-to-enliven-or-destroy/ 1 am: My friend and I met two strangers on the street by smiling and saying hi. We talked to them for a full hour while standing on the sidewalk. 2 am: They went to my friend's apartment with me to help move her couch down the stairs and outside. 10 am: ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/05/30/strangers-are-friends-youve-never-met/ Let us not only forgive in order to move on. Let us understand in order to move in. - Nathan http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/05/12/let-us-understand-in-order-to-move-in/ I had my first CouchSurfing experience recently. CouchSurfing is an online network for strangers to find "couches"---beds, futons, floors---to sleep on during their travels. In general, the program is very safe, but before you host someone or get hosted by someone, you check their list of references and how many ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/03/30/showing-strangers-round-a-familiar-town/ These lists will be updated as I think of more. The items are in no particular order. By the End of My Life: I want to have made every decision I ever wanted to make and have no regrets about the past. I want to have left something behind that outlives my life ... http://nathanchow.net/journal/2010/02/24/life-missions-and-promises-to-an-older-self/