President Chávez's behavior and profile, internationally and nationally, provide a powerful lesson on how to challenge and defy traditional wisdom--and with it international norms and precedent.
"The goal of the speech and the lesson plans is to challenge students to work hard in school, to not drop out and to meet short-term goals like behaving in class, doing their homework and goals that parents and teachers alike can agree are noble," a White House spokesman tells ABC News, "This isn't a policy speech.
"What makes her such a worthy winner of the John Maddox Prize is her determination to use the lessons from her research to challenge courtroom procedures and the unjustified claims of some psychotherapists," he said.
These are lessons that invite us to challenge common thought.
Key lessons are the need to challenge health professionals' pre-conceptions and discomfort with issues related to sex and sexuality and to combine all levels of evidence – from the experimental to the anecdotal – and bringing experiential knowledge from the sex industry to bridge the health pleasure divide.
No!" Ellen said while practicing with her self defense expert — and then, in a test to see whether she had retained the lessons, a Matthews lookalike appeared to challenge Ellen to a dance.
PAGE A18 Reversal on Evolution The education board in Ohio, the first state to single out evolution for "critical analysis" in class, is now expected to challenge a lesson plan considered by opponents to be a stand-in for intelligent design.
Lesson #3: Challenge with Growth Opportunities When working with youth, it is important to challenge them to step outside of their comfort level and experience new interactions with people, places and events.
If Sugar Shane Mosley wants another confrontation with Oscar De La Hoya, he may have to take voice lessons and challenge him to a duet in a recording studio.
Both not only voted to authorize President Bush's irrational invasion of Iraq but also have failed to apply those lessons to the real challenges we face, particularly concerning Iran.
