Category Archives: Education

Discussion of the structure of Education and its problems in the modern world

Collapse of Modern Communication – A3 Structured Dialog

Communications in modern society have reached a breaking point. The internet promised the miracle of opening instant communications to all people of the world. But, because it was implemented through a highly competitive commercial model, this “miracle” was largely lost. … Continue reading

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Something’s Rotten from the STEM to the Core – 2020 update

Since the first use of the term “STEM” in 2001 by the U.S. National Science Foundation, the term has been part of mainstream propaganda. “STEM” is an acronym for the phrase “Science Technology Engineering and Math”. Like motherhood and apple … Continue reading

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Media’s Use Of Argument To Attract An Emotional Audience

In a tweet by George Monbiot, writer for The Guardian, he stated, “There’s lots of common ground between feminism and trans rights, but in the media, division is emphasised. Let’s find the common ground between all our struggles, which are … Continue reading

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CNN Article – Prescription for Cheating

This comment refers to a CNN article about students cheating on medical exams. ( Prescription for Cheating ) I agree, this was a case of very narrow minded naïve reporting. The case presented is just the tip of a very … Continue reading

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Impending Crisis in Student Loans

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. Here is the lead in post from hdent: I think it is great people are trading ideas on all of these topics. I am not sure how … Continue reading

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Failure of the Universities

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list. This is the first comment I’ve seen about problems with colleges and universities. But remember, they are part of the University – Military – Industrial complex and … Continue reading

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Race To Nowhere

The following discussion clip is from the Occupy Wall Street demand discussion list Here is the lead in post from halfdaykindergarten: Stop the Race to Nowhere… www.racetonowhere.com Congress and the administration should recognize that the push for national standards is … Continue reading

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The VALUES question for education

To follow up on a posting I made to the Linked in Group “Our System” about the Khan Academy , (see earlier blog), Ben Wallace asked about the values we now have for education. I commented: Ben. To address the … Continue reading

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The Khan Academy

Ben Wallace, in the Linked in Group “Our System” highlighted a website called the Khan Academy which is essentially a free online school. Its goal is, “With a library of over 2,400 videos covering everything from arithmetic to physics, finance, … Continue reading

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Dennis Meadows Video Limits to Growth

Dennis talks about the impending social collapse – Dennis Meadows Video

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