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May 28, 2025, 2:51 PM EDT / Source: TODAYKevin Lisle, a 10th grade chemistry teacher in Atlanta, Georgia, is imparting a powerful lesson in humanity. In a TikTok video posted at the close of the school year, Lisle, 49, reflected not on his students’ grades or athletic accomplishments, but on how they treated others. It's the detail, he said, that stays with him most. “I’ve been teaching for 25 years and have had probably 3,000 kids pass through my classroom,” Lisle tells TODAY.com.

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May 28, 2025, 10:53 AM EDT / Source: TODAYAndrew McCarthy had a full-circle moment when he posted a photo of his 18-year-old daughter, Willow, all dressed up for prom — adding a wink to his “Pretty in Pink” past. In a Facebook picture, McCarthy, a 1980s Brat Pack mainstay, poses with the high school senior, who was ready for her milestone night in a sleeveless blue dress with a high neckline. “She did not wear pink,” the actor, 62, joked in his caption.

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Shaquille O’Neal is reflecting on the sacrifices he made to reach the pinnacle of professional basketball. During a May 23 appearance on TODAY, O’Neal, widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA players in history, shared his mantra for his seven children: “We don’t need another basketball player. At all.”“So if you want to play basketball, cool, but please go to law school. Please go to medical school. Please be an engineer. Please be an AI inventor. Just do something else,” O’Neal, 53, said.

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Lizzie Gaines, a former teacher turned realtor, is best known for chronicling the renovation of her 1990s Colonial home in Texas. Recently, however, she offered her followers a glimpse into another carefully crafted space: her parenting style. In a now-viral Instagram video, Gaines outlines the set of rules she and her husband, Josh, have established for their three children: Jake, 13, Will, 9, and Birdie, 6. “Parenting is nuanced, right?

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Lizzie Gaines, a former teacher turned realtor, is best known for chronicling the renovation of her 1990s Colonial home in Texas. Recently, however, she offered her followers a glimpse into another carefully crafted space: her parenting style. In a now-viral Instagram video, Gaines outlines the set of rules she and her husband, Josh, have established for their three children: Jake, 13, Will, 9, and Birdie, 6. “Parenting is nuanced, right?