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Kenneth Lee Adelman is an American diplomat, political writer, policy analyst and William Shakespeare historian.  Adelman was the Arms Control Director for President Reagan. He served on the Defense Policy Board during President George W. Bush’s Administration and the Board of the National Center for Counter-Terrorism during President Barack Obama’s Administration. Adelman was one of a handful of people present at theReykjavik Summit inReykjavik, Iceland. The Reykjavik summit was a superpower in 1986 where President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev took their gloves off and came to the table to talk nuclear weapons.  Dr. Adelman has served on the board of Trustees of Freedom House, was a translator for the late Muhammad Ali during, “The Rumble in the Jungle” in Africa, was a professor of Shakespeare at Georgetown University, and author of six books, most recently, Reagan at Reykjavik: Forty-Eight Hours that Ended the Cold War. That story, of the historic superpower summit in Iceland in 1986, is being turned into

Ian Brown - NY Times Bestselling Author Talks Aging / Regret / Having A Child With A Disability / And How Gay Porn Led To His Latest Book, "Sixty." ** during the first few minutes the sound quality is less than perfect, but it gets better --  Ian brown is a Canadian journalist and author, winner of several national magazine and newspaper awards. Ian Brown has published four books, including The Boy in the Moon: A Father's Journey to Understand His Extraordinary Son, The New York Times named The Boy in the Moon one of the top five non-fiction books for 2011 with the following review -- "I can't remember reading a book that's so carefully crafted, so brutally honest, so tenderly written, and so life-affirming." Ian Brown's most recent book is Sixty: The Beginning of the End, or the End of the Beginning? A Diary of My Sixty-First Year.  Brown began keeping a diary with a Facebook post on the morning of February 4, 2014, his 60th birthday. As well as keeping a running tally on how he survived the year, Brown exp

On this episode (014) of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we are talking and learning with India's own Dr. Mickey Mehta. We're going to get #Mickeymized with Dr. Mickey Mehta... Dr. Mickey Mehta is a leading global holistic health guru based in India.  Mehta is a corporate life coach to billionaires, top Bollywood super stars, top supermodels (Miss World and Miss Universe), top politicians and members of the Maharashtra Police. Mehta is a pioneer in promoting holistic health in India through radio and TV shows and social media.  Mehta hosts holistic health workshops all over the world -- Oman, Thailand, USA, Hong Kong, Dubai, Turkey, Sri Lanka - the list goes on... Mehta spoke at the Harvard University inspire series in February 2017    .. and now we have Dr. Mickey Mehta with on the Sunday School Show! In this 100+ minute conversation we talk about health, wellness, relationships, the "ladder of desire," and much much more. Please believe the time you invest in listening to this episode will pay y

On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show... Benjamin Spall: Best Selling Author of, "My Morning Routine," talks morning routine and shares with us the best way to get in touch with Arianna Huffington.  In this episode we are learning about morning routines with Author and co-founder of MyMorningRoutine.com “When you arise in the morning, think of what a precious privilege it is to be alive--to breathe, to think, to enjoy, to love” Marcus Aurelius describes the morning as a gift, an idea to which today’s guest, Benjamin Spall, has devoted a significant amount of time and effort to deconstructing.  In his new book, My Morning Routine, Spall focuses on the importance of morning routines and outlines rituals and habits of a group of seemingly fulfilled and inspired people - people Spall calls "successful." My Morning Routine has launched into instant stardom, being named, one of Amazon’s Best Business books of 2018 so far, one of the Financial Times business books of the month (may 2018) an

School Choice -  In this episode we are talking - and learning - about working together as a community to ensure all of our children / all of our students /  have access not only to education, but to a high quality education - whether that education be through a public school, private school or charter school.  Joining us on this episode of the Sunday School Show: Vern Trent - The former director of school climate and safety from the School District of Philadelphia. Vern has nearly 50 years of experience in the public school system.  Eileen Dwell - Eileen has spent her entire career in education as a teacher, supervisor, school administrator, College Instructor and now Interim CEO of a Charter School. Dwell is currently the CEO of Maritime Academy Charter School Mark Gleason - Mark is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia School Partnership. The Philadelphia School Partnership is a non-profit organization that pools money from donors and invests that money to create educational opportunities and improve

How does your day begin? Is it with the blare of the alarm, a slow rise to sunshine coming in from between the slats, or an overly energetic toddler jumping on your face? How do you feel when your day starts? Are you invigorated by the promise of a new day. Or do you dread your reality. How ever you get your start, there’s no denying the importance of the morning - and your morning routine - in setting the tone for the rest of the day. A well executed morning sets you up for a successful day. A good morning can have you whistling to work - or wherever you're heading that day. A few bad early morning decisions, an unexpected change in your routine - or no routine at all -  can all lead to a day wasted. The school year is about to begin, and so is all of the chaos that come with a new school year. We can use this time to define our resolutions and to develop an executable morning plan that set us up for success.   What changes or additions can we make to enhance morning routine in order to get the most out of o

The world we live in today can be described as a knowledge economy, a world driven by brain-power, revolving around creativity and intellect.  What if somebody told you that taking a pill could elevate your thinking? With the swallow of a tablet, you could become a smarter, quicker, more creative person-- would you take that chance? In this episode, we have Dr. Barbara Sahakian with us to talk about cognitive enhancing drugs and their ever-increasing relevance in our lives: what are they? What do they do? How do they work? And should we try them? Dr. Sahakian is currently one of the world’s leading experts in the field of neuroscience, having received the Distinguished International Scholar Award at the University of Pennsylvania in 2009 and in 2015, and awarded a Doctor of Science degree from the University of Cambridge, which is the highest degree awarded by the University for distinguished research in science- naming only a few of her many accomplishments. Should healthy people take cognitive enhancing dru

How to hack our daily routine through neuroscience and deliberate unfocus. On this episode of the EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show we Today we have one of the world's leading brain experts - Dr. Srini Pillay. Dr. Srini Pillay is a globally recognized, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, brain imaging researcher and author of "Tinker, Dabble, Doodle, Try: Unlock the Power of the Unfocused Mind." Tinker, Dabble, Doodle, Try was named one of Coastal Living’s Best Books for the Beach This Summer Dr. Pillay talks about how a change in perspective, a change in what we prioritize, a change in focus -- can work to recharge our lives personally and professionally. Dr. Pillay's wisdom is relevant across the boardroom, classroom and living room. As CEO of NeuroBusiness Group, Pillay works with non-profits and Fortune 500 companies globally to help people understand how to manage risk, uncertainty, and volatility, and to harness creativity. In addition to being an author, Pillay is a high profile executive coach. Pilla

Did you know? “Anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young. The greatest thing in life is to keep your mind young.” - Henry Ford If Henry’s words are true, The Sunday School Show is your fountain of youth. The Sunday School Show is built on and around education and learning. The Sunday School Show is an educational show, but that doesn’t mean we’re only talking about educational issues - it doesn't mean we’re only talking about school and school based issues - it means we are education, we are educating, we are the school and we’re here to learn.   In this episode we’re learning a little bit about a lot of things. Next to looking up quotes online, my second favorite distraction is random facts. Especially facts that turn your past beliefs upside down. Facts that change your entire perspective. As we do - we are speaking with some of the leading experts from around the country and learning from them. Their lifetime of research and learning is condensed i

Today we are talking - and learning - about happiness. Are you happy? Oh no, that's a dreaded questions right? Sometimes its better not to think about it. Its like being asked if you’re cold, you weren’t cold before but now that’s it’s in your head you start to wonder. Thousands and thousands of books are written each year with happiness in the title. Happiness is on peoples minds. Are so many adults struggling with the concept of happiness because they weren't taught how to be happy as a child? Is happiness something we can teach? Is happiness already being taught? Or maybe pure happiness - joy - is something we’re born with. Maybe we lose site of our bliss along the way, and regain it later in life when we reflect on our own children and grandchildren. As we do - we are speaking with some of the leading experts on happiness from around the country. We hear from various perspectives. From analytical psychological perspectives as well as intuitive holistic spiritual perspectives.   Have you heard the John Len

Are Video Games Addictive? If so, how can we treat the addiction? Does an "addiction" label matter? In this episode (006) we are learning about digital addiction, specifically video game addiction. Any gamers out there? How about Parents hearing 5 more minutes , 5 more minutes?? What do you think? Is video game addiction a real thing? I don’t know - In fact - the more I’ve researched the topic of video game addiction, the less I know. There are conflicting sides flanking this debate. The good news is, we have some really smart people joining us on this episode (from all over the world) and they are going to help us make sense of it all. We hear from all sides in this episode. From Japan to Canada to Washington State, a big episode is loading.  We speak with Dr. Hilarie Cash who has made it her mission to clean up the video game addiction mess. Hillarie joined us by phone from Seattle, Washington.  Dr. Cash is co-founder and Chief Clinical Officer for reSTART Life - a residential program - the first in the US

We are talking about transgender issues.  We’re looking at Transgender Identity Issues through several lenses and from a variety of human perspectives. Our guests join us from all over America.  We speak with Clark Musto. Clark join's us from the San Francisco Bay Area, where he lives with his wife and two dogs. Clark is a Clinical Research Manager at Janssen Pharmaceuticals. Janssen is a Johnson & Johnson company. Clark was assigned female at birth - some might say he is biologically female. Clark transitioned within the last year in order to align with the gender to which he identifies, male. Clark’s story gained notoriety as a result of the gentle and empathetic way Johnson and Johnson handled his transition. Clark gives us the correct terminology to use when referring to trans people and trans issues. Clark helps us understand the differences between sex, gender, and gender identity. Clark shares what it was like growing up gay and trans, how his school experience was, how life is now, and how we can

Islamophobia? Or just plain evil? 10 Year Old Muslim girl had her hijab ripped of by lunch aide We're talking with Yolanda Rains and her granddaughter Aleemah Buckner. Aleemah is a 10 year old girl. She has intellectual disabilities. She's Muslim and proud and wears a hijab to school. The hijab Aleemah wears covers her hair and comes down under her chin, it isnt a full face covering. A lunch aid - with tail up and stinger out - ripped Aleemah’s head covering off out of anger and frustration. We speak with Yolanda and Aleemah directly. We're speaking with Ahmet Tekelioglu. Ahmet is the Outreach and Education Director from the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR). Ahmet holds a PhD in Political Science from Boston University. His academic research focuses on religion in America and American Muslim identity. Ahmet answers our questions about Islam and unveil some of the mystery that swirls around our Muslim brothers and sisters. We're talking with Tiffany Miller and Vern Trent. Tiffany is a Certified Sch

Deep Dive into Blindness: We're talking with Barbara Pierce. Barbara Pierce is the President Amerita of the National Federation of the Blind of Ohio. Barbara clears up some common misconceptions about the blind. We're talking with Hans Jørgen Wiberg. Hans is the Inventor and Founder of the game changing - and life changing - Be My Eyes app. We're talking with DJ Touchtone. Touchtone is The World’s No. 1 Blind DJ. We're talking with Rocco Fiorentino. Rocco is a 21 year old music prodigy. The EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show is Live on the Radio every Sunday from 10am-11am on Philadelphia 107.9FM. Show notes @ EducationLawyers.com/SundaySchool

We're talking with Jawanie Browne and her daughter Zakiyah Rodriguez. Zakiyah was handcuffed on a school bus. She is only 11 years old. We're talking with Alan Wildonger and his daughter Kailyn. Kailyn was assaulted by a substitute teacher. Kailyn is only 6 years old. We're talking about opioid addiction and the White House's efforts to shock young adults into sobriety. The EducationLawyers.com Sunday School Show is Live on the Radio every Sunday from 10am-11am on Philadelphia 107.9FM. Show notes @ EducationLawyers.com/SundaySchool

We're talking with Cobe Williams about violence on the streets. Cobe works as Deputy Director for the Cure Violence organization. Cure Violence was selected as one of the top 10 Non-governmental organizations by Global Journal in 2013. Cobe is worldwide - he travels the US and the Globe training “violence interrupters” in mediation and conflict resolution strategies. He provides training in 23 cities in the United States - including Chicago, New York, Baltimore, New Orleans and right here in Philadelphia. Cobe has been featured on Vice, Ted Talk X, Crime Watch Daily, and now we have him on the Sunday School Show. Cobe's work was chronicled in the 2011 award-winning film “The Interrupters” which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2011 and aired on PBS’ FRONTLINE in January, 2012 as a two-hour special. The film was selected by New Yorker magazine, Chicago Tribune, Entertainment Weekly and the LA Times as one of the best films of 2011. We're also talking with Tonisha Greene and her 11 year old daughter C