OT blogged my response to a survey by the NY Botanical Garden, Obama Economy cost to Charity and Civilization. http://tinyurl.com/y8fh48e

Will imaginary Sumerian friends pay my rent?

Leo Linbeck III,
The greatest skill for a Leader is listening. Have you considered putting your students through an Active Listening training program with a lab exercise? It really is a learned behavior that can be mastered. Back in my day it was part of OCS and might have been the most useful thing we did, other than the fire fighting module.