For 10 years, I’ve been quiet about my personal reaction to and feelings about the events of September 11, 2001 and the aftermath. But it seems fitting on today’s 10 year anniversary to let my perspective finally be heard. Nothing in my experience of the day or my feelings as it unfolded was unique or [...]
There are times in your life when you look back proudly at how far you’ve come. And in those moments, you know that you will NEVER be that old self again because you are now (you think smugly) a better version of yourself: more wise, more secure, more YOU. Then you go to a high [...]
I understand now how people “get behind the times” or “out of date.” It’s how we were taught. In the ongoing educational debate over the so-called “21 century skills,” I’ve argued that we need to change how we learn without enough cogent, eloquent thoughts addressing WHY we needed to make that change. But earlier this week, [...]
Everything is a choice. Do you believe that? Whether you work, or not – and where: choice. Whether you eat, or not, and what – and why: choice. What activities you use to fill your time, how busy your life is – or isn’t: all choices. I hear through space and time your vigorous denials. “But…but…I [...]
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