Admiral William McRaven, head of the US Special Operations Command, has been chosen as chancellor of the University of Texas system upon his retirement in the fall from the military. And he is not the first military officer, or national security official, to be chosen to head an American university or college, either. Is he… Continua a leggere THE EVISCERATION OF THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
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VOYEURISM AND THE FAILED AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
A few days ago at San Diego’s Woodland Middle School, in health class, 8th grade students were asked to stand under signs that indicated how far they would go sexually when they started dating. The signs read variously “Hugging,” “Kissing,” “Above the Waist”, “Below the Waist,” and “All the Way.” So, here you are in… Continua a leggere VOYEURISM AND THE FAILED AMERICAN EDUCATION SYSTEM
THE GREAT HOAX
“You can fool all of the people some of the time and some of the people all of the time, but you cannot fool all the people all of the time.” Abraham Lincoln A young professional athlete just got his first contract: 144 million dollars for 6 years! I did some calculating. That’s 24 million… Continua a leggere THE GREAT HOAX
A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: OR THE DEVALUATION OF WISDOM
In today’s globalized market, where things, or ideas that can eventually produce things, are the only real global currency, the ancient Greek concepts of episteme (systematic knowledge) and sophia (wisdom) hold little value. In the US, both conservatives and liberals alike increasingly view education as merely a means to an end and not as an… Continua a leggere A PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS: OR THE DEVALUATION OF WISDOM