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The Family; Ben Bernanke & Freeman Hrabowski
I was reading an article this morning that reinforced what I have been writing about these many months. Ben Bernanke, Federal Reserve Chairman, was asked about the rising financial inequality in the...
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Apple Pie Parenting; A Dose of This and a Dash of That
I have been asked by so many, “What is good parenting?” Even though I consider the answer to be a matter of common sense and honest, selfless decisions I have come to realize that common sense is not...
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America’s Educational Competitive Edge; Category 5
Let’s talk about America’s mythological “Competitive Edge”. Back in 2005 the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine wrote the influential 2005 report...
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Education; Critical Thinking vs Rote Memory in American Education
"Imagination is more important than knowledge." Albert Einstein We have an American educational system that languishes under the premise that if a student repeats something many times he will learn it....
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Education; The Disenthrallment of the Quiet Past
I was reading an article on manufacturing in America in the Wall Street Journal by Matt Ridley. It discussed the idea of “Disenthrallment”. In Abraham Lincoln’s 1862 message to Congress he speaks of...
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Nation Builders; In Defense of Teachers
“In South Korea, teachers are known as nation builders. I think it’s time we treated our teachers with the same level of respect right here in the United States of America” President Barack Obama The...
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The Chicken or the Egg: Good Parenting or Good Teachers – What comes first?
“For more than forty years I’ve taught literature, history, consciousness, and writing as a senior teacher and administrator in major American and Asian universities, and in progressive preschools and...
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Education; Teacher Cheaters in Pennsylvania!
I have a friend who is a teacher. She told me after reading my prior post on the Atlanta Teacher Cheaters, “Teachers shouldn’t be judged so harshly. Too much is expected of them. They have too much on...
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Education Nation: Teachers Want a Voice as Decision Makers
There is a school in Washington State where the teachers decided what they wanted education to be like for their 650 kindergarten through 6th grade students. The staff collaborated as a group on what...
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Why do Babies Cry and How Does Our Response Impact Their Lives?
Let’s think about this, “Why do babies cry?” I propose they cry for 4 reasons: They cry when they are wet and uncomfortable; They cry when they are ill; They cry when they are hungry; They cry when...
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