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Viral Kindness: We Are All Daniel Cui

Watch "We Are All Daniel Cui," which shows how more than 100 students at Hillsborough High School in Northern California defeated cyberbullying by swamping it with support for soccer goalie Daniel Cui, after somebody in his school created a "Worst Goalie Ever" page.  The video very clearly shows how positive, rather than negative change can happen through "spreadable media".

Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts

"Stop the madness for the constant group work... There's zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas".  This is a brilliant presentation with implications for both the classroom and the workplace.  See it!

And once you have viewed this we urge you to take two extra minutes for this.

Facebook Stories

The video above is part of Facebook Stories, a new feature that presents extraordinary stories about people using that medium.  Facebook will be posting a new video story every month representing a theme.  August's was "Remembering" about a man in New Delhi who lost his memory and got it back again with the help of friends he reached out to through the site.  Users can submit their own stories, too, in any medium they choose - text, photo, video - or with mixed media.

Canada's Record on Children's Rights

The recent review of Canada's record on children's rights resulted in a large number of recommendations for Canada.  A call to action on those recommendations has been has been prepared by the Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children and can be found here.  The CCRC Annual Meeting takes place on November 23.

Study: Only Rarely is Cyberbullying a Sole Factor in Teen Suicide

A just-released study from the American Academy of Paediatrics found that cyberbullying is "only rarely the sole factor identified in teen suicides."  The study's author, John LeBlanc, MD,  was quoted in the press release as saying that "cyberbullying is a factor in some suicides, but almost always there are other factors such as mental illness or face-to-face bullying."

Study: Gay Foster Parents No Less Effective

A new study finds that same sex couples are just as effective at raising foster children as heterosexual couples.  Over two years, the children in the study all progressed at the same rate in terms of cognitive development and behavioural problems.

Cat's Climbing

We're not that into cat video's either but this does have its seriously funny moments.