by Daniel | Feb 21, 2019 | Civil Society, Climate Crisis, Education, Education Policy, Parenting, Teen coping skills, Working with youth
I was struck yesterday by this news item: An 11-year old youngster in Florida was arrested by police in his middle school, following his refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance. The youth, an unnamed African American, has refused to stand for the pledge this...
by Daniel | Feb 12, 2018 | Civil Society, Education, Education Policy, Indonesia, Nature, Parenting, Teaching, Working with youth
The girl pumping gas into our scooter couldn’t have been more than 10 or 11 years old, but she had a wonderful warm smile. And she actually pumped the gas using a hand-crank pump on a tiny stand that might have been made in the 1940’s. Nonetheless, we bought our two...
by Daniel | Jun 22, 2017 | Design, Education, Education Policy, Teaching
Last week I went to the store for chocolate ice cream. Since there was a sale on a new brand, I decided to buy one carton of that brand, along with one of the brand I usually buy. The sale made them the exact same price. The two tubs were the same size, shape, and...
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 | Nov 20, 2016 | Democracy, Education, Education Policy
This is not a political essay. I have no desire to add to the cacophony of Internet political punditry. Nor do I want to use this platform to take sides in our hyper- polarized national dialog. But having just voted in my eleventh presidential election, I’m left with...
by Daniel | Nov 2, 2016 | Education, Education Policy
Every day, something like sixty million children in the USA head off to school. Why? If you’re a student or a teacher or an administrator, school is what you do. But as our world transforms around us, a lot of bright kids aren’t inspired and don’t feel a sense of...
