The Common Core Standards: A Matter of One Nation

Huffington Post:  ‘We the people… in order to form a more perfect union…’

There have been statements made throughout the history of the United States of America that have served in defining a nation bound together by certain beliefs, ideals, that forged a pathway, a blueprint for what it means to be free, and united in such cause. We Americans speak of freedom as equal to liberty – that is, a right or privilege — and held to account by the very nature of a republic, in action. A republic, ‘of the people, by the people and for the people.’ But does being free allow us the liberty to act as something other than a unified nation with a common set of intentions, principles, objectives – standards even? …

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Why Asian Education is Better and Why It Is Not

Huffington Post Article: Everywhere I go these days it seems I’m faced with the same question: what is wrong with America’s education system? The query is usually followed with a defining statement that Asian students are ‘kicking our butts’ on the international exams. The good news is, at least people in America are paying more attention to the global landscape. But are they correct? Is an Asian education better than a US one? …

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Education, Education, Education and the Role We Play in Its Unfolding

Huffington Post Article: My daughter was five years old when she turned to her favorite stuffed animal during one of my many moments of distraction via the telephone and expressed with a veracity that only finds itself when we are present with the moment, “Education! Education! Education! All my daddy ever talks about is education!” This was, of course, followed by a most delightful little smirk, as the winds of greater wisdom came sweeping across her youthful yet deliberate face. It was a learning moment — for me.

I am an educator. This is true. Education has been where my passion has met with …

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Why Most Men Prefer the Shallow End of the Spiritual Pool

Huffington Post Article Summary: At the risk of turning upside down my own awareness, and in the process exposing myself as a member of the male species, I am fascinated by the great divide that exists when one considers why it is precisely that women are far more comfortable exploring the depths of the unknown than men. This is not fable, but rather fact: plain truth. While we find more and more women willing to swim into the deep end of the pool of possibility, exploring further that which lies within, men conversely are often not. Feet planted firmly beneath them, the average male finds little need to tread into …

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