by Artie Isaac | Nov 16, 2008 | On Ethics, Unsolicited Suggestions
True story. A friend teaches pre-school. Recently one of her charges refused to share a toy with another child. To remind her to share, the teacher spoke gently, firmly and privately to the unsharing little girl: "You remember the beginning of the year? We all...
by Artie Isaac | Oct 1, 2008 | It happened, On Ethics
So I’m at my book club and we’re chatting with the prolific author, Gene Logsdon, who made a cameo appearance with wife Carol. We’d read his 2007 novel, The Lords of Folly. At some point, I must have said something candidly self-deprecating —...
by Artie Isaac | Sep 4, 2008 | On Ethics
Yesterday, I spoke to the new class of corps members for City Year Columbus. What a great group of budding idealists. (That’s a major goal of City Year. Through a year of community service — like the Peace Corps, but here — young adults learn how to make a...
by Artie Isaac | Aug 29, 2008 | On Ethics, Unsolicited Suggestions
The minimum legal drinking age is back on the table. College and university presidents, including the two for whom I currently teach, have signed a national petition to take a fresh look at the law. Their concerns are genuine. Kids are drinking illegally. Binge...
by Artie Isaac | Aug 24, 2008 | Living an engaged life, On Creativity, On Ethics
Please forgive typos, lack of links and other errors. I’m typing this in the middle of an estimated 60,000 people on a computer that is here for video gamers. I had better be swift, or someone will role-play my death. Read on. This summer has offered me new...
by Artie Isaac | Aug 10, 2008 | On Ethics
A contracting economy — a recession — can be cruel. Here’s one example I see. Several of my friends are seasoned, intelligent, capable, energetic executives. Very. Big-time resumes. Talented. Very. Yet they are out of work. Very. It’s been months. Many....
