Perspectives of a Lifelong Learner
"And, therefore, the educated citizen has a special obligation to encourage the pursuit of learning, to promote exploration of the unknown, to preserve the freedom of inquiry, to support the advancement of research, and to assist at every level of government the improvement of education for all Americans, from grade school to graduate school" John... Continue Reading →
As Wisconsin’s and Minnesota’s lawmakers took divergent paths, so did their economies--Since 2010, Minnesota’s economy has performed far better for working families than Wisconsin’s "Since the 2010 election of Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsin and Governor Mark Dayton in Minnesota, lawmakers in these two neighboring states have enacted vastly different policy agendas. Governor Walker... Continue Reading →
For those of you, especially in the public service, that have not become acquainted with the Civitas Project I would suggest you do so. Developed and driven by Larry Arrington, the Civitas Project is a private, non-profit corporation in strategic alliance with Stetson University, its Institute for Water and Environmental Resilience and its Center for Community... Continue Reading →
"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." Martin Luther King, Jr. https://youtu.be/ZVbs0RVm6E8
In 1965, James Baldwin debated William F. Buckley at the Cambridge Union Society, Cambridge University. The topic of the debate was, "The American Dream is at the expense of the American negro." The viewing of this series of videos should be required material in every high school and college curriculum. In addition to discussing our... Continue Reading →
Every local government practitioner needs to understand the importance of cultural tribalism in their own communities. To ignore it is to witness the negative outcomes of extreme populism and the tearing of the national fabric. It becomes visible at the local level and requires a true commitment to an open dialog focused on the things... Continue Reading →
"We seem to be in the age of anti-intellectual elitism in our country today. We’ve replaced science, the arts, humanities and common sense with entertainment, self-righteousness and deliberate ignorance." via The dumbing down of America Street Smarts newspressnow.com
"A new study (2013) suggests that our political leanings could be a product of how our brains are wired" Before you jump through your computer screen, read the entire short-article. The bottom line, it takes effort to introspectively challenge one's own belief system. New assumptions supported by updated facts may indeed change attitudes. Abstract "Fear... Continue Reading →
After all, the whole point of that data dive is to help us build an effective marketing campaign, which means predicting how a massive number of people will react and behave based on snippets of information we’ve collected. This level of qualitative analysis can’t come from the data alone. It requires instinct, critical thinking, and... Continue Reading →
Then we have the Ivy's and the Elite colleges. Between this narrative and the preveiously posted essay on working class universities, there is an even larger socio-economic discussion pertaining to the not so obvious class and caste system in the United States. In just two generations, my own family has experienced both ends of this... Continue Reading →
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