Silence at the Emmys
Hundreds of millions around the world recognize his face, yet he bought clothes from a thrift store, drove a humble car and lived in a simple home. In 1984, he even issued a statement to the Supreme Court to say that he had "absolutely no objections" if consumers taped his telecast, violating the copyright rule. In 1999, when inducted into the TV Hall of Fame, he used his moments of glory to bri... posted on Apr 10 2006, 2,631 reads

Waves of Service
They know how it felt, and now they're reaching out to those going through it. Insafi Gulo was asleep when the Tsunami rocked Indonesia and the five-story building collapsed, trapping her beneath piles of rubble. She eventually freed herself, losing her right foot in the process. Far from being down, a year later, she's come all the way from Indonesia to help Hurricane Katrina victims, ripping out... posted on Apr 05 2006, 1,372 reads

Parents of the Year
8,756,093 cans is what it took. For 21 years, working 365 days a year, the Garcias supported their family of five by picking through garbage and selling used cans and bottles. That was until their eldest son, Rogelio, earned his engineering degree from MIT in 2002! "They put aside what people thought of them," said Rogelio. "They put aside the long hours … their tired bodies, because they had... posted on Apr 04 2006, 2,032 reads

Planet Read
While taking a break from dissertation writing at Cornell University, Brij Kothari was watching a Spanish film with friends to improve his Spanish. The Spanish movie had English subtitles, and Brij wondered if it came with Spanish subtitles. Suddenly, he had a Eureka moment: "If they just put Hindi subtitles on Bollywood songs in Hindi, India would become literate!" That idea became an obsession.... posted on Apr 02 2006, 1,473 reads

A Pen Pal for Peace
In the early 80s when America was still in the grip of the Cold War a ten-year-old girl named Samantha Smith wrote a letter to Yuri Andropov, the new leader of the Soviet Union: “Dear Mr. Andropov,” she wrote, “I have been worrying about Russia and the United States getting into a nuclear war. Are you going to have a war or not? If you aren't, please tell me how you are going to help not hav... posted on Mar 25 2006, 1,446 reads

The Wisdom of Listening
When Kingshurst Junior, a failing school in a deprived area of the UK, was threatened with closure, one of its teachers stumbled upon the work of Monty Roberts, the famed “Horse Whisperer” known for his ability to tame wild horses in mere minutes without ever using physical force. Kingshurst introduced Roberts' concepts in their classrooms with spectacular results -- today it ranks among the t... posted on Mar 23 2006, 3,967 reads

Assisting Discovery
For 24 years, National Award Winning teacher, Rafe Esquith has continued to work at Hobart Elementary, an inner-city school in Los Angeles. Hobart is the second largest elementary school in the country and 90% of its students live below the poverty line. Esquith's unorthodox teaching methods push these kids past their limitations: His ten-year olds volunteer to show up at 6:30 in the morning, not ... posted on Mar 17 2006, 1,643 reads

20 Teens Who Will Change The World
Every year, Teen People honors '20 Teens Who Will Change the World'. This year's list includes 19-year old Given Kachepa who is helping illegal immigrants who have fallen prey to human traffickers, Molly Farrell who bounced back from a paralyzing swimming accident to raise $285,000 for Christopher Reeve Foundation, Fareh Ahmedi who published an autobiography chronicling her experiences of losing ... posted on Mar 16 2006, 2,666 reads

Norwegian Sportmanship
"All of a sudden, I was kind of flapping one arm," Renner said. "The next thing I knew, there were three racers in front of me." At the 2006 Winter Olympics, Sara Renner broke her ski pole. A cross-country skier without a pole is like a hockey player without a stick, or a canoeist without a paddle. Renner had invested her life to be in this position; she had her tyroid removed after being diagn... posted on Mar 11 2006, 1,770 reads

One Class at a Time
In 1998, the children of Whitwell Middle School took on an inspiring project, launched out of their principal's desire to help her students open their eyes to the diversity of the world beyond their insulated valley. What happened would change the students, their teachers, their families and the entire town forever...and eventually open hearts and minds around the world. ... posted on Mar 09 2006, 2,034 reads