by Daniel | Feb 9, 2017 | Democracy, Education, Teaching
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by Daniel | Jan 26, 2017 | Democracy, Education, Education Policy, Teen coping skills
Earlier this week I was at a luncheon and found myself sitting near some folks I did not know. As often happens these days, the topic of our new federal government came up in our discussion. One of the people at the table, a Canadian, asked me to try and explain what...
by Daniel | Jan 10, 2017 | Education, Parenting, Technology, Working with youth
We have reached a worrisome place in our relationship with technology. celine handbags canada goose We have – without conscious intent – tied our lives together with tiny computers that we carry everywhere we go. Today’s gizmos are so capable that it is easier to list...
by Daniel | Dec 31, 2016 | Art, Perception
celine bags canada goose Why should a medical school student – immersed in the incredibly demanding study of anatomy and physiology, of the uncounted pathologies and illnesses of the human body, and of the treatments and medicines and side effects involved...
by Daniel | Dec 16, 2016 | Nature, Parenting, Perception
Much of our understanding of the world comes from visual input. Every book we read, every movie we watch, every play and every painting is primarily rendered to our brains through our eyes. But what about what we do not see? We sense the vastness and complexity around...
