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Brawns over Brains in the U.S.
It seems to me that sports here in the U.S. is a dominant pastime. To call it a pastime is even an understatement; perhaps obsession is more appropriate. It dominants our TV newscast, occupying almost as much time as all … Continue reading
What America Means to Me
In spite of much criticism of our government and social issues, I feel that this has been a rather amazing country to have been born and lived in for me personally. I have truly lived the American dream and achieved far more than I ever thought possible. This country is far from perfect but it has much going for it to compensate for all its inadequacies. Continue reading
Posted in Life's Lessons, Personal Perspective
Tagged American dream, Children, compassion, criticism, education, handicap, learning disabilities, love, poverty, retire, social injustice, sucessful career
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Is Education in the US Ripe for an Overhaul?
I was fortunate to have receiving my elementary and middle school education as well as one year of high school in the US and all my high school abroad under the British System in the 1950’s. This gave me a … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Social Issues
Tagged education, litteracy, math and science, public education, US rank
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Hopelessly Poor in the Land of Milk & Honey
For a kid living in an environment of abject poverty I can imagine the difficulties they would face in trying to excel in school or going to college to escape their world of oppressive poverty. Such environments do not provide the nurturing and social expectations to become successful. The only feasible way to make significant money is through criminal means. The only way to get nurturing as a youth is to join a gang since parents were usually not at home due to work or otherwise occupied. Continue reading
Posted in Inequality, Social Issues
Tagged aid, Black, crime, dispair, education, expectation, gangs, Hispanic, hopless, nurturing, poverty, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Wealth
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Spending on War and Destruction vs. Investing on Building a better America
What if we did not go to all the wars or meddle into the affairs of other countries since the end of the Korean War and instead focus all of that Defense money and effort into education, energy development, infrastructure … Continue reading
Posted in Do No Harm, Domestic Issues, Foriegn Policy and War, Government
Tagged budget, education, hate, infrastructure, love, peace, spend, United States, war
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Education, Another Perspective
Much has been made about America being the center of innovation. Proponents of our educational system have claimed that it is our emphasis on the arts and creative thought as opposed to memorization and focusing on the mechanics of science … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Social Issues
Tagged education, inovation, mechanic, schools, sound education
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