It wasn't just the type of slingshot or the shape of rock David used when he defeated Goliath. David's determination was steadfast, his belief system so strong, that it shaped his do or die mindset. David courageously pressed forward and defeated Goliath. But why did he win when others just as determined and just as brave do not?
This question seized my thoughts this weekend as I watched events unfold in Wisconsin and elsewhere. What helps you win when all the power and the money and legislative rule is stacked against you?
My search began. I discovered that despite the odds "Davids" win nearly one third of the time!
Two years ago, political scientist Ivan Arreguin-Toft studied every war fought in the past 200 years between strong and weak combatants. He analyzed cases where one side was as at least 1
Powerful testimony from parents Christine Tadler, Jim Baker, and Liat
Olenick of Climate Families NYC, on why DOE should not be using AI in the
classroom
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Below is the testimony of Christine Tadler, a parent of a Brooklyn second
grade student and also Jim Baker, a parent of three NYC public school
students,...
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