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Tinkering Cabbie, Mayor, Spy: Catching A Hand in the Cookie Jar (A Fable)
A fable about political corruption. Continue reading
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In Praise of “an entrepreneur of social change”
Gloria Steinem advocated for human rights. Her concerns extended to racism, violence against women, child abuse, non-violent alternatives to violence, equal rights, and earnings equity for women were a few of the issues she addressed with empathy and audacity. The… Continue reading
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The Earth Angel and the Servant-hearted Man: In Thanksgiving
There are people more aware of the Divine breath of life than most. That spirit motivates them to perceive a higher purpose in their lives. They have their difficulties, pain, suffering, and awareness that their bodies are finite. But in… Continue reading
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Sundance: An Alternative Educational Model
Our curriculum similar to all public schools, in that we taught reading, writing, and arithmetic, as well as science, social studies, fine arts, physical education, and so on. The differences lay in how we taught the subjects by letting students… Continue reading
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Promises and Perils
We need to bear in mind that the human mind, not Artificial Intelligence, is the most powerful instrument in the classroom. While a young person’s mind holds the most promise, it faces the most peril in today’s educational environment. Continue reading
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Moving Along
Self-pruning is an aspect of life. Continue reading
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On Vulgarity and Profanity
What does our use of profane and obscene language say about us as individual persons? What does their proliferation and acceptance say about our society? Does it, as some would argue, mean that we are being more honest? Or, as… Continue reading
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Daydreams, Imagination, and Childlike Wonder
Solitary moments are often difficult to come by in our contemporary life. But when we pause to reflect, we can see the interaction of space and time in nature, art, literature, architecture, and other forms of creative expression. How space-time… Continue reading
