Convincing people to give your way a try will work if you neutralize - and sometimes you have to cauterize - the ones who really are against change. They're the kind of person who, if you tell them it's raining outside, they'll fight you tooth and nail. Geoffrey Canada cauterizechangeconvince share on social
We've gotta guarantee all of our kids an education. Geoffrey Canada educationgottaguarantee Change image and share on social
When I was growing up, kids used to talk about snitching... It never extended as a cultural norm outside of the gangsters. Geoffrey Canada culturalextendgangster Change image and share on social
An extended school day gives administrators the ability to ensure children get a well-rounded education. Geoffrey Canada abilityadministratorchild Change image and share on social
Video games offer violent messages, and even the sports video games include taunting and teasing. Geoffrey Canada gameincludemessage Change image and share on social
Poverty places not just one or two obstacles but multiple obstacles in a child's pathway to what we would consider to be regular development - cognitively, intellectually and emotionally. Geoffrey Canada childcognitivelydevelopment Change image and share on social
Boys want to grow up to be like their male role models. And boys who grow up in homes with absent fathers search the hardest to figure out what it means to be male. Geoffrey Canada absentboyfather Change image and share on social
The tendency in lots of large organizations is to try and find a comfortable place where you think you can get measured rewards for measured work. Geoffrey Canada comfortablefindlarge Change image and share on social
Young people will tell you, if you're not prepared to write the most violent, the most misogynistic, the most horrible kinds of rhymes and scenarios, you are not going to get air play. Geoffrey Canada airhorriblekind Change image and share on social
