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#49 - What It Means to be American
Freedom and Liberty: The ideals of individual freedom, speech, religion, and self-determination are central to American identity, enshrined in foundational documents like the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
#48 - Glass Ceiling
Looking back, it seems that we throw out what works, say it doesn’t work when it does or replace what works with something that is just made up based on fantasy science, giving it a really good sounding, sophisticated name and justifying it by some made-up or unproven principle.
#42 - Methodology
Regardless of the complexity involved in methodology, there is one really simple concept - you’re just trying to get an idea from here to there.
#41 - Center of the Universe
Physical World - we have a general mutual interest in preserving the planet. In large part, the interest is expressed in a negative way - we don’t want to lose our place to live - the playing field, as it were. Education and science can help us in this area.
#40 - The Other Side of the Coin
You teach them how to read and then teach them about books, classics, libraries and periodicals, etc. Teach them what fiction and non-fiction are and the difference between serious philosophy and easy going entertainment.
#38 - Missing
We sort of improvise correction as we go or we don’t see the need for corrections or we’re just too apathetic to put out the effort to correct something.
#37 - The Ideal Teacher
First of all, a good teacher is somebody you wouldn’t mind knowing or calling your friend. They are pleasant to be around and they are just interesting in some way or another.
#36 - The Basic Idea
In spite of all this investment, the US has fallen from 1st to 25th (or worse) worldwide in reading, math and science
#35 - Projects
It is more likely to involve meetings, proposals, public speaking, lobbying, protest and demonstrations.
#33 - Variable Truth
At lower levels, things get pretty covert - smile to your face and a knife in your back.
#25 - Keep going…
But, you need to keep going. Most of these these efforts to hijack the education system have been around for years,
#24 - How to Bamboozle
It’s quite easy to lie. There are any number of ways to lie to or fool people. Bamboozle them.
#23 - Progressive Education - Opinion
Many of the tenants of Progressive Education sound pretty good. Teach from involvement and by example,
#22 - Critical Education Theory (CET)
Maybe we should call it Collisionality or Intercollisionaliy, not Inersectionality.
#21 - Take the reins…
If you are not being cause then you are being effect. No in between.
#19 - Term Limits
People who are against term limits say that it is a waste of talent and experience.
#15 - Critical Race Theory (CRT) - Opinion
There are complex explanations and definitions of CRT told in high-powered language that explore Critical Race Theory from every point of view
#9 - Critical Thinking - Opinion
Critical Thinking has been analyzed by experts in a hundred different ways
#6 - Willingness - Opinion
There are a few things that are priceless. Communication is one.