This is an older article that I tagged, but found it incredibly interesting. Like many rich Americans, I used to think educational investment could heal the country’s ills—but I was wrong. Fighting inequality must come first. Article Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/education-isnt-enough/590611/
It has been a while since I posted to the blog. I seem to gather a bunch of interesting things and then post them all at once. However, I am going to try something new. Till the end of October I am going to post a Daily Link of Interest (DLOI). Look for the first one in just a…
I know that I haven’t posted anything about my music appreciation project in the last month, but it has been a big success. I enjoyed listening to a number of different stations including the Avett Brothers and Eric Clapton. I found a couple new artist that I really enjoy and have a great new station on Pandora; Joshua…
It never really crossed my mind that dropping out of High School was a possibility when I was going to school. The reasons are varied, but I had great parents that pushed education, a pretty good school system, and the social structure I grew up in. What shocked me in reading this article was this statement: Only…
Update May 12th, 2014 Thanks again to all our supporters. We raised over $1,400 dollars. The ride was tough much of the day with a strong head wind, but we made it. Jonathan encouraged us with animal spotting and songs. A big thanks to my parents for providing SAG support. It was great to have…
Check out this link from the NY Times that talks about some of the latest research on how to really study effectively Basically, don’t believe anything that you learned in school or that you read in the average back to school, get you kid on a schedule article online or in the newspaper. Even if…