Peace in Colombia, What I Wish My Teacher Knew, Olympian

Peace Deal Ends 52-Year Conflict in Colombia Guest: Quinn Mecham, PhD, Professor of Political Science at BYU On a white stage decorated with the symbol of a dove yesterday in Colombia, the country’s president and the leader of the FARC rebel group signed a peace agreement with a pen made from a bullet. The ceremony ends a conflict of more than 50-years in which more than 260,000 people were killed and millions displaced. The ceremony was broadcast on live TV across Colombia. FARC leader Timochenko asked the nation for forgiveness for “all the pain that we may have caused during this war.” Unreported Crimes Guest: Shabbar Ranapurwala, PhD, Postdoctoral Research Scholar at the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center More than half of violent crimes in the US do not get reported to the police, according to the Department of Justice. Why wouldn’t someone report a rape, assault or home break-in? The reasons are complicated – but worth addressing according to new analysis by the University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center. What I Wish My Teacher Knew Guest: Kyle Schwartz, Third-grade Teacher at Doull Elementary in Colorado and Author of “I Wish My Teacher Knew: How One Question Can Change Everything for Our Kids” Colorado elementary school teacher Kyle Schwartz started a viral phenomenon when she asked her third-grade students to finish this short sentence: I wish my teacher knew… and posted their answers online. Here are some of them: “I wish my teacher knew I don’t have pencils at home to do my homework.” “I wish my teacher knew that my mom got divorced three times.” “I wish my teacher knew I love my family.” “I wish my teacher knew that we are low on money and have to go to a food bank to get food.” “I wish my teacher knew that moving schools it’s hard to make friends with people you feel don’t like you.” The exercise changed the way Kyle Schwarz teaches and prompted her to write a book called, “I Wish My Teacher Knew: How One Question Can Change Everything for Our Kids.” Protecting Assets While Caring for the Elderly Guest: Bret Bryce, JD, Attorney at Law As a “White Wave” of aging baby boomers approaches the years when they’ll need care from their adult children, let’s spend a few minutes considering how best to prepare for that time. Attorney Bret Bryce specializes in estate planning and asset protection and shares some insight on navigating the financial choices of old age. Life After the Olympics Guest: Jared Ward, Olympic Marathon Runner, Former BYU All-American, Adjunct Professor of Statistics at BYU Jared Ward, one of the fastest marathon runners in the world, came in sixth at the Rio Olympics – a rainy Sunday on the last day of the games. He ran a personal-best time of 2 hours 11 minutes and 30 seconds. Check out his new coaching project at www.coachjaredward.com. When Red Means Go Guest: Ravi Mehta, PhD, Professor of Business Administration at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Green means go. Yellow means caution. Red means stop. Even a kindergartener knows that. But red’s story is a bit more complicated. For some people, the effect of red is the opposite of stop.