Posts by Calvert F Cazier, PhD, MPH
My Spelling List Under Pillow
I was never a very good student, however one teacher made a significant difference in my life. She was my fifth grade teacher, Mrs. Bouck. In many ways her methods were quirky and unconventional. My most poignant memory was her motivational technique for helping me learn to spell better. She motivated (perhaps bribed is…
Read MoreCan’t Teach A Pig To Sing
Some time ago I heard a story about an old farmer walking with his grandson out to feed the pigs. On their short walk the grandfather gave the boy some simple advice, “Son, you can’t teach a pig to sing because it wastes your time and it irritates the Hell out of the pig.”…
Read MoreTwo Dollar Thought
Sometime ago I was walking to my office on the Brigham Young University (BYU) campus. As I was walking I started thinking about an experience I had with my Grandmother Cazier in 1966. I had just graduated from high school and was preparing to go to Italy for 2½ years. The day before leaving she…
Read MoreWhat is the Value of an Eagle?
Several years ago I was actively involved with the Boy Scouts of America. One evening I was talking to a young man trying to motivate him to finish the requirements for his Eagle Scout Award. He was approaching 18 and needed to hustle if he wanted to earn it. Richard asked a question I…
Read MoreGrandpa’s Gooseberry Ice Cream
Every summer Grandpa Call made homemade gooseberry ice cream using his kid powered ice cream maker. We looked forward to eating this special treat, which always delighted our palettes. After everything was ready he assigned the task of cranking the kid powered ice cream maker to his grandchildren. The lucky ones got their turn…
Read MoreFamily Resiliency Presentation
2016 Tourette Association National Conference March 10 – 13, 2016 Crystal Gateway Marriott, Arlington, VA March 11, 3:45-5:00 — Family Resiliency Calvert F. Cazier, Helene Walisever Conference Overview The Tourette Association National Conference is the only time when people with Tourette Syndrome & Tic Disorders can come together in a warm, family-like atmosphere to…
Read MoreCross-Eyed Baby
When I was a young child my grandfather would pick me up, put me on his knee, bounce me up and down, and sing, “Cross eyed baby on each knee and a wife with a wart on her nose, on her nose, and a wife with a wart on her nose.” I would laugh,…
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