There are numerous systems in the U.S. that were designed to serve people according to their needs. Many of these systems have been overloaded, stretched beyond reasonable expectations and are dysfunctional to the point of being, for many consumers, a negative experience. The three that I will mention are among those where many of us
The story starts early (1937) with my parents and their connection to a community of faith in the small town where I was born and spent the first 18 years of my life. The church was called The First Congregational Christian Church. I don’t know why it was called First since there wasn’t a second
Consider that we have a pressing need for clarity. I was reminded of this in 2016 with the election of TFG and the failure to see clearly what was happening. It was “The Emperor’s New Clothes” all over the place and for whatever reasons, besides money, power and greed, those in responsible positions seemed unwilling
It is that time of year again where millions of K-12 students and over 3 million teachers head to school. Not back, forward. Remember that you were once sitting where your students are and it may be at least partly because of that experience that you are where you are today as educators. What
Some years ago I posed a question about what people were curious about and here are the responses of seven people with these questions and musings. I commend them to you in the interest of your own curiosity. CS Why do I (and many others as we get older) wake up at 3 am?
Last week, Dan Rather, in his weekly post to his Substack community said this: “…despite all of this dysfunction, education remains one of our greatest hopes. Teachers heroically forge onward despite the challenges — inspiring young minds, percolating new ideas, and fostering energy for a better and more just nation.” At the end of another
