Trust yourself. You know more than you think. | |
— Benjamin Spock | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | A Tenacious Cycle |
Once Upon A Time… | |
2020 | Kinda Like Posting To A Blog About My Day |
Just A Different Point Of View | |
You Be The Judge | |
2019 | I Think I’m Repeating Myself |
It’s Beginning To Look A Lot Like X-mas! | |
2018 | No Reason To Turn |
2017 | Talking Knuth |
Seeing It Through | |
2016 | Hoping For The Best Come January |
2015 | Adaptive Security |
2014 | Wants |
2013 | Side Effects |
2012 | Just Trying To Earn A Living |
2011 | Productive Worry |
Posts Tagged ‘Education’
Keep Faith, But Also Keep Learning
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Benjamin Spock, Education, Knowledge, Learning, Philosophy, Quotes, Thinking, Trust on December 7, 2022| Leave a Comment »
One Of The Problems (Anyway)
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Education, Experience, FAQs, Horrible Examples, How Systems Work, Human Rationality, John Gall, Laws Of Nature, Learning, Philosophy, Quotes, Systemantics (3rd Ed.): The Systems Bible on October 9, 2022| Leave a Comment »
A question frequently asked is: does not the persistent occurrence of Horrible Examples of Systems-function (or Malfunction) prove something about human nature? If humans were rational, wouldn’t they act otherwise than they do? We reply: Systems-functions are not the result of human intransigence. We take it as given that people are generally doing the very best they know how. Our point, repeatedly stressed in this text, is that Systems operate according to Laws of Nature, and that Laws of Nature are not suspended to accommodate our human shortcomings. There is no alternative to learning How Systems Work, unless one is willing to continue to run afoul of those Laws. Whoever does not study the Laws of Systemantics and learn them that way, is destined to learn them the hard way, by direct encounter in the world of Experience. That such runnning-afoul continues to occur is simply a reflection of the fact that knowledge of those laws is not yet sufficiently widespread. The problem is one of Education, and this book represents an effort in that direction. | |
― John Gall | |
From his book: “Systemantics: The Systems Bible“ | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Outside Yet? |
Have You Ever Won? | |
2020 | Choice |
More Rain Forecast | |
2019 | He Claims It’s Fake News And Spies |
2018 | Mine, Too |
2017 | Who’s Turn Is It Now? |
2016 | Before You Vote In November… |
2015 | Two Faithful Thoughts |
2014 | Love Light |
Orange October (III) – Giants Advance To National League Championship Series (NLCS) | |
2013 | Nothing Ridiculous |
2012 | Keeping Faith |
2011 | Summon Us, Don’t Criticize Us |
2010 | Obama’s Wars – Book Review |
Game Two – Hearbreaking Loss | |
Sculpted Souls Can Change The World
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Change, Education, Joseph Addison, Marble, Nelson Mandela, Philosophy, Quotes, Sculpture, Souls, Weapons on September 27, 2022| Leave a Comment »
What sculpture is to a block of marble, education is to the soul. | |
— Joseph Addison | |
Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world. | |
— Nelson Mandela | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | An Impossible Situation |
I Fear It Is (For Us If Not The Planet) | |
2020 | #45 Never Shuts Up |
Walkin’ In The Rain With The One I Love | |
2019 | Silly Pooh Bear |
Dominoes Or Jenga? | |
2018 | Very Few |
2017 | Or The Candidate Who… |
2016 | The Happiest People |
2015 | Jumping Into The Dark |
2014 | I Would Be Sillier |
2013 | It Keeps Happening Anyway |
2012 | Take Time |
2011 | A Mother’s Lesson |
2010 | 3rd Pair – Shoe Review (DOA and Final) |
Just Waiting
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Carl Sagan, Discovery, Education, Knowledge, Philosophy, Quotes, Science, Waiting on September 21, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. | |
— Carl Sagan | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | I’ll Keep Trying To Anyway |
She Knows | |
2020 | Respond |
Still Trying To Adjust | |
2019 | The Limits Of My Knowledge |
2018 | Even Tiny Progress |
2017 | Real Conservatism |
2016 | The Business Of Life |
2015 | Alone Again, Naturally |
2014 | Agreed |
2013 | Smile From Your Heart! |
2012 | Like You |
2011 | Got Days? |
2010 | K9 Humor – Has Anyone Seen My Setter? (Must read!!) |
A Longer Blog Than You Want To Read (Probably) | |
2009 | Back and Forth and Round Again… |
Arming Teachers Will NOT Prevent Or Minimize School Shootings (IMHO)
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged Children, Civilized Society, Education, Gun Control, IMHO, Joan Ganz Cooney, NRA, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes on August 14, 2022| 2 Comments »
Cherishing children is the mark of a civilized society. | |
— Joan Ganz Cooney | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | In A Way |
Solo In The Middle Of The Backroads | |
2020 | What’d I Miss? |
A Little Closer | |
But I Grew Up A Niner Fan… | |
2019 | Tragedy |
2018 | The Beam In Your Eye Adds Up |
Day 18: My Body Mass Index (BMI) | |
2017 | Open Your Eyes (And Your Heart) |
2016 | Privilege Too… |
2015 | Otherwise Obscured |
2014 | Fundamentals |
2013 | Proof – ing |
2012 | Deluge, n. |
2011 | Hail, Caesar! |
Why Were You Sent? | |
Bees And Flowers
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Adult Restrictions, Bees, Children, Education, Flowers, Free Thinkers, Joshua Davis, Personal Computers, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, Self-Organization, Sugata Mitra, Wired Magazine on August 5, 2022| 2 Comments »
If you put a computer in front of children and remove all other adult restrictions, they will self-organize around it like bees around a flower. | |
— Sugata Mitra | |
As quoted by: Joshua Davis | |
From his article: “Free Thinkers“ | |
Appearing in: Wired Magazine; dtd: November 2013 | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Revolutionary Protest |
‘Cause Dreaming Can Make You Mine | |
2020 | Too High For #45 |
Talkin’ ‘Bout Her | |
2019 | Little Things… |
2018 | Have Thee Paid Yet? |
Day 9: Fingertips | |
2017 | Hopefully, I’m Good Company |
2016 | Maybe Not Most |
2015 | Differences That Matter |
2014 | But Sometimes It Takes A Village |
2013 | Laughter > Grief |
2012 | Pioneers |
2011 | It Is Free |
School Needs
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Arithmetic, Business Skills, Education, Fortune 500, Free Thinkers, Inter-Personal Skills, Joshua Davis, Linda Darling-Hammond, Philosophy, Problem-Solving, Quotes, Reading, Stanford University, Teamwork, Wired Magazine, Writing on August 4, 2022| 2 Comments »
In 1970 the top three skills required by the Fortune 500 were the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. In 1999 the top three skills in demand were teamwork, problem-solving, and inter-personal skills. We need schools that are developing these skills. | |
— Linda Darling-Hammond | |
Professor, Stanford University | |
Quoted by: Joshua Davis | |
From his article: “Free Thinkers“ | |
Appearing in: Wired Magazine; dtd: November 2013 | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Dragging |
Maverick And Goose? | |
2020 | I’m Just Being Skeptical |
Setting My Feet Upon The Road | |
2019 | We’re Eating Faster And Enjoying It Less |
2018 | Great Views |
Day 8: One At A Time | |
2017 | Trump Supporters Will Always Find An Excuse |
2016 | More Posts |
2015 | A Last Request |
2014 | It Matters |
2013 | And You Are? |
2012 | Not Too Late |
2011 | Persistence |
2009 | Health Care? |
Fundamentally Rooted Routine
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Education, Free Thinkers, Industrial Revolution, Joshua Davis, Philosophy, Quotes, Wired Magazine, Workplace Values on August 3, 2022| 3 Comments »
And yet the dominant model of public education is still fundamentally rooted in the industrial revolution that spawned it, when workplaces valued punctuality, regularity, attention, and silence above all else. | |
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We don’t openly profess those values nowadays, but our educational system — which routinely tests kids on their ability to recall information and demonstrate mastery of a narrow set of skills — doubles down on the view that students are material to be processed, programmed, and quality-tested. | |
— Joshua Davis | |
From his article: “Free Thinkers“ | |
Appearing in: Wired Magazine; dtd: November 2013 | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | And Due To Be More Fluid |
Still Reading Between The Lines | |
2020 | A Humbling Learning Process |
They Are All Good | |
2019 | Another Thought On #45’s Poor Education |
2018 | As Long As You Survive Each Experience |
WordPress to Facebook Test… | |
Day 7: Oh, Yeah! | |
2017 | A Good Habit |
2016 | The Minds Of Trumpism |
2015 | Expressing Nonsense |
2014 | A Real Fight |
2013 | Unravelling |
2012 | I Resolve |
2011 | Practice, Practice, Practice |
2009 | Phoenix Trip (July ’09) |
Add Being Female To This List
Posted in Education, History, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Education, History, Philosophy, Quotes on July 28, 2022| 3 Comments »
I would encourage us all, African Americans, Asians, Latinos, Whites, Native Americans to study history. I long for the time when all the human history is taught as one history. I am stronger because you are stronger. I am weaker if you are weak. So we are more alike than we are unlike. | |
— Maya Angelou | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | We Are More Alike |
Make It Real | |
2020 | One Lesson In Diversity |
2019 | And Yet, I Believe |
2018 | Beats |
First Step: Starting Cleansing (Again) | |
2017 | Effective Stimuli |
2016 | Dave’s Not Here, Man |
2015 | Blink |
2014 | The Struggle To Educate America Continues… |
2013 | On Elections |
2012 | Warm Smiles |
Pick Your Poison | |
2011 | Straight Shooters |
Preparation
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Carl Sagan, Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Science, Thesis on July 8, 2022| Leave a Comment »
If you take a look at science in its everyday function, of course you find that scientists run the gamut of human emotions and personalities and character and so on. But there’s one thing that is really striking to the outsider, and that is the gauntlet of criticism that is considered acceptable or even desirable. The poor graduate student at his or her Ph.D. oral exam is subjected to a withering crossfire of questions that sometimes seem hostile or contemptuous; this from the professors who have the candidate’s future in their grasp. The students naturally are nervous; who wouldn’t be? True, they’ve prepared for it for years. But they understand that at that critical moment they really have to be able to answer questions. So in preparing to defend their theses, they must anticipate questions; they have to think, “Where in my thesis is there a weakness that someone else might find — because I sure better find it before they do, because if they find it and I’m not prepared, I’m in deep trouble.” | |
— Carl Sagan | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | No Profit Without Risk |
And One For Me | |
2020 | He’s Forgotten About Drugs And Rock ‘N Roll |
2019 | I Still Walk Daily |
A Windy Monday | |
2018 | No Religious Test, Yes Religious Ban |
2017 | Looking At #DumbDonald |
2016 | No Great Thing |
2015 | Happy Memory |
Of Two Minds | |
2014 | Sums |
2013 | Memories & Binging |
Admiration Due | |
2012 | Choices Matter |
2011 | Acceptance Is The Key |
2010 | Just A Permanent Crease… |
Bodily Functions | |
Sowing The Future
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Education, Harvest, Judgment, Kuan Tzu, Philosophy, Quotes, Robert Louis Stevenson, Seeds, Sowing, The Future, Trees on June 2, 2022| 2 Comments »
Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. | |
— Robert Louis Stevenson | |
If you are thinking a year ahead, sow a seed. If you are thinking 10 years ahead, plant a tree. If you are thinking 100 years ahead, educate the people. | |
— Kuan Tzu | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Unmistakable Progress |
Dom-De-Doo-Be Dom | |
Reviewing Austen | |
2020 | A Better Synthesis |
2019 | It’s Only Funny If You’re Old Enough To Know What “Film” Was |
2018 | Bourne Wicked Blonde |
First Things First | |
2017 | This Explains A Lot |
2016 | Me Too |
2015 | A Proper Price |
2014 | Well Hard |
2013 | Because I Can |
Eloquence, n. | |
2012 | Why Bother? |
2011 | Peculiar Notions |
Get Outdoors More
Posted in Education, Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Bernard of Clairvaux, Education, Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, Stones, Trees on May 8, 2022| 2 Comments »
The trees and stones will teach you what you never learn from the masters. | |
— Bernard of Clairvaux | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Re-institute The Wall Between Church And State |
Once In My Life | |
2020 | Early Knowledge |
Seen Any Messages Lately? | |
2019 | I Don’t Think We’ll Be Serving Them Cake |
2018 | New And Old |
2017 | Ever |
2016 | At The Center |
2015 | True Value In Life |
2014 | A Potential To Be Concerned |
2013 | Fine No More |
2012 | Have You Checked Your Height Lately? |
2011 | Are You Convinced? |
Desert Springs
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, Reading, tagged Andrew Carnegie, Community, Deserts, Education, Libraries, Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, Reading, Springs on February 22, 2022| 2 Comments »
A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert. | |
― Andrew Carnegie | |
[Found at one of the blogs I follow: “I didn’t have my glasses on….“ | |
Located at: https://ididnthavemyglasseson.com/ | |
The specific post is at: https://ididnthavemyglasseson.com/2017/03/11/im-a-reflection-of-the-community-tupac-shakur/ | |
Please visit the original blog / site if you have a minute… — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Desert Springs |
2021 | And Usually The Former |
The Real Heir… | |
2020 | The Doggie Dab |
A Fork In The Road | |
2019 | #LyingDonald’s Problem With The News And Truth |
2018 | Oh, Hell |
2017 | No Welcome Mat Here |
2016 | Making It Up |
A Missed Beat | |
2015 | We Are All Explorers |
2014 | Still Trying To Cope |
2013 | Dear Diary (A good chuckle!) |
2012 | Conveniently Sequential |
2011 | King’s Speech Number Four |
Rational Probability | |
Does Blogging Count?
Posted in Education, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Art, Education, Experience, https://news.lettersofnote.com/, Kurt Vonnegut Jr., New York City, Other Blogs, Other web sites, Philosophy, Quotes, Soul Growth, Xavier High School on November 9, 2021| 4 Comments »
Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow. | |
Seriously! I mean starting right now, do art and do it for the rest of your lives. | |
— Kurt Vonnegut Jr. | |
From a letter to students at Xavier High School in New York City in response to an invitation to visit their school. | |
The quote is part of a larger response which was found on one of the blogs I follow: https://news.lettersofnote.com/ | |
The specific post can be found at: https://news.lettersofnote.com/p/make-your-soul-grow | |
[Please visit the original site if you have a spare minute. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Does Blogging Count? |
Another Notch | |
2020 | Even Being President For Almost Four Years |
#45: Crying About The American Voters | |
Dying Isn’t Much Of A Way To Make A Living Boy | |
2019 | And Autumnal Foliage |
2018 | Up Hill, Both Ways |
2017 | Trump Carnivores – The Revolution So Far |
2016 | Election Results |
2015 | Speak Louder |
2014 | Why I Frequently Give In |
2013 | Am Remembering |
2012 | Sustained Fear |
2011 | Commitment |