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Your Words Define Who You Are
“High school valedictorian denied diploma over graduation speech” By Dylan Stableford, Yahoo! News | The Lookout “An Oklahoma high school valedictorian who used the word “hell” in her graduation speech in May has yet to receive her diploma. Kaitlin Nootbaar graduated from Prague High School with a 4.0 grade point average, her father, David Nootbaar, told KFOR-TV. But school administrators told him that Kaitlin would have to submit a written apology in order to get her diploma. “We went to the office and asked for the diploma and the principal said, ‘Your diploma is right here but you’re not getting it. Close the door, we have a problem,’” David Nootbaar…
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How to Avoid Letting Your Words Train Wreck a Conversation
Website DIVISIONS (Over 600 articles to help you to grow in every facet of your life) Written by Jimmie Burroughs Email to a friend Most of us have at times said something that we wish we hadn’t. That isn’t that unusual, but knowing how to get back on track without a complete train wreck is worth learning, and even better is learning how to avoid saying the wrong things to start with. Let’s examine some conversations and words to avoid, or if we become involved in them, how to get out without creating an unpleasant situation. Conversation should be designed to enhance bonding and developing better relationships and not becoming…