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A Time for Reflection About Education
Last summer, after 45 years in higher education, I retired. It has been a little more than nine months since I turned in my master key and walked out of my office for the last time. It was time to move on, and … Continue reading
Posted in Biographical, Education
Tagged Common Core, Education, Governance of Education, Teacher Excellence
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If I Want Your Opinion . . .
I’ll give it to you! There was a time when I thought this was funny. Now I realize it’s actually a dangerous and all too common attitude. George Orwell described a dystopian society in his novel, 1984, in which there were … Continue reading
An Eternal Problem: The Gender Wage Gap
It may be true that women earn 77 cents on every dollar earned by men. At least that is what the U.S. Census Bureau and the President of the United States tell us. It is a fact which is not in much dispute, … Continue reading
Posted in Human Behavior, Politics
Tagged 77 cents, Census, eternal problem, Gender Discrimination, gender wage gap, political pandering, Wage Gap
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