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Latest posts from the Site Blog:
A Question of Sacrifice
Andy Spano asks – “are we in the US ready to make the kind of mass sacrifices that were made by thousands of American servicemen on Normandy beaches in 1944?” Norm Jacknis says that the answer is “No, not unless we perceive that our survival as a country is at stake.” Add the changes to [...]
Marriage: Who Needs it?
I wish I were a tear to be born in your eyes when you cry for joy. I wish I were a breath to gently caress your skin. I wish I were a feeling to be able to love you directly. I wish I were time to make this last forever. I Love You…. Did [...]
How to Fix Education
Today we completed the first series on education. We intend to come back to this topic after the elections. Many different “solutions” have been proposed for our education problems. . We would like to hear your comments on what you think will work and what will not. Here are some of the proposals: 1. Do [...]
Charter Schools
This week we are discussing charter schools in our final (for now) show on education. With the whole educational system coming under intense scrutiny recently, charter schools are becoming more in vogue as the need for reinventing the public school system becomes more apparent. Please join Andy, Norm and Tom Monday at 10am on WVOX [...]
Standards
We just discussed the hyperactive movement toward standards in the educational system and the detrimental effect that its present configuration might have on creativity. How do you feel?
technology and education
Technology has restructured the way we educate our children, and restructured the way our children learn. Information is only a few clicks and a few seconds away. Has the easy access to information numbed out our youth to the critical thinking practices? Have teachers taken lessons plans directly from the internet? Both important questions. However, [...]
