Are you familiar with the marshmallow test? This is a 1972 study by Stanford psychologist Walter Mischel. Young children were… Read more Have We Failed the Marshmallow Test?
Author: timothygoodwin
They Teach Anyway
When the budget is cut another ten percentAnd a new set of standards and tests are passedAnd after another lock… Read more They Teach Anyway
In Their Own Words
Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent, a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and… Read more In Their Own Words
Happy Holidays from the Goodwins
My family has been fortunate throughout 2020. All are healthy and largely unaffected financially. The rest is unpleasent and stressful… Read more Happy Holidays from the Goodwins
The Courage to Compromise
We often seek strong leaders. It seems that during much of my memory, and maybe our country’s history we have… Read more The Courage to Compromise
My God It’s Full of Stars
Our lives are in the soil. Mycorrhizal networks in the soil exist throughout the earth—from arctic to tropical biomes and… Read more My God It’s Full of Stars
Finding Your Thanks
It’s so easy. It’s so easy to feel bad. It’s so easy to feel sorry for ourselves. I’ve certainly been… Read more Finding Your Thanks
Principled Conservatism
“At its principled best, conservatism holds that liberal ends—the right of the individual to enjoy the maximum degree of freedom… Read more Principled Conservatism
The World I Live In
I live in a country in which half of the people choose a president and party that promotes and then… Read more The World I Live In
All Hallows’ Eve Morning
The full moon set this morningJust before the sun began to riseWhile a cold wind howled from the southAn oversized… Read more All Hallows’ Eve Morning
Tim Goodwin 