Americans need to hear the voices of colleagues who were caught in Katrina's wake and who responded with commitment, creativity, and skill". ---Peter Levine, Center for Information & Researchn & Research on Civic Learning & Engagement) This collection of essays documents the ways in which educational institutions and the arts community responded to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Katrina.
In that model, which drove the US economy for most of the last century, employers made longer-term commitments to employees, where they invested in development to fill jobs, and where employees responded with commitments of their own in terms of performance.
So there are no excuses: The logic is clear and we must respond with strong commitment and decisive action; we must make it happen now.
Luckily though, history teaches us that incremental progress, when sustained, can produce great achievements; but only if we respond, with sustained dedication and commitment to our energy challenges.
And the postdocs responded with genuine commitment to the process.
The consequences of not responding to an alarm or responding with less commitment and thus fewer vehicles, less personnel, and less equipment, would be too costly.
The Mayor responded with a commitment to increase the number of arts teachers in Chicago Public Schools, and the district's first arts education plan was adopted by the board of education which made arts a core subject, increased the dedicated minutes of weekly arts instruction in K-8, and added professional development opportunities for arts teachers and general classroom teachers alike.
The senior parliamentarians responded with a commitment to improving the situation of children.
Then either the politicians or the European Central Bank (ECB) respond with commitments or actions that quell nerves.
Management practices that "create a crisis" exploit the human tendency to respond with greater energy and commitment when we feel threatened than when we feel safe.
We must not respond to hate with hate, we must respond with love, compassion, and commitment to make things better.
