• Teaching doctors to listen0

    Dr. Rachel Remen created a medical school class 20 years ago that specializes in doctor-patient communication, and changed the way doctors relate to their patients. NBC News, 6/15/2012

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  • Teaching Children to Read Emotions0

    Reading allows children to learn about emotional experiences. As author and clinical psychologist Eileen Kennedy-Moore says, “Books can give children a window into the emotional world. Through the eyes of a character in a story, children can explore feelings and viewpoints other than their own.” A recent study by the University of Pittsburgh offers further

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  • Teacher of the year to beleaguered educators: Stand tall0

    Rebecca Mieliwocki, a seventh grade English teacher from Burbank, Calif., will be honored Tuesday at the White House by President Obama as the 2012 Teacher of the Year. On deciding to become a teacher, she says, "I made a list of the things I needed in my dream job: Be your own boss, work with

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  • Teach Your Children (How to Give) Well0

    New programs teach students to research charities thoroughly and donate wisely, "inculcating students into a philanthropic zeitgeist that some say eventually will force charities to become more efficient and more accountable."  TGFYN's Take: We think we could all use to learn more about charities and make sure we are giving intelligently… and teaching our children

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  • Taylor Swift sees fame as a responsibility0

    Music sensation Taylor Swift tells Lesley Stahl that she is reminded of her status as role model every day and takes it very seriously. During her interview on "60 Minutes," Swift, who ended up being named Artist of the Year at the American Music Award show televised Sunday night, says "the truth is that every

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  • Tax Day! Now Comes the Great Refund Rip-Off0

    It’s become a growing problem–the crime of “stolen identity refund fraud”. Justin Gelfand, a former federal prosecutor in the Justice Department’s Tax Division writes: “If the problem continues unabated, Treasury estimates the IRS will lose 21 billion in fraudulent tax refunds over the next five years.”

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