Celebrating Expertise
When my Australian pen pal told me her grandfather in Poland was executed during WWII because he refused to let the Nazis dictate what he could or could not teach … Continue reading
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Fresh Perspectives
A man stuck pins in me today. I’d never had acupuncture before, so it was a new experience. I didn’t go to remedy a specific pain. I wanted to be … Continue reading
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I’m Sorry—My Mistake
Have you noticed that no one wants to take responsibility for mistakes or even for simply not knowing everything? Recently, my husband spent four hours on the telephone with an … Continue reading
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Un-knowing
This week as I watched film of terrorists gleefully destroying ancient art, my heart sank. How many times have people across the globe–people who thought of themselves as revolutionaries or … Continue reading
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What’s Wrong with Education? Is It the Teachers?
What has gone wrong with education? Why are students shooting one another and their teachers or professors? Why do so many businesses complain that an education means they have to … Continue reading
