A Writer’s Blog

  • Inside Philanthropy: The Scariest Trends

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: David Callahan wrote an insightful article in “Inside Philanthropy” about something that most of us have noticed: the growing power of foundations that use their money to impose their ideas and bypass democratic institutions. In effect, mega-foundations like Gates and Walton use their vast wealth to short circuit democracy.… Read more

  • Meltdown

    I open my mind to God asking if He were created to forgive man’s sins. He answers. Read more

  • To India and Back Again

    Originally posted on Left Coast Voices: In just over two weeks, I will travel with a group of global activists to India to see projects funded by American Jewish World Service and hear the stories of our grantees, their challenges and vision. To help prepare myself, I just finished reading Katherine Boo’s Behind The Beautiful Forevers. I admit I… Read more

  • Towards an Economy Without Jobs?

    Originally posted on Diane Ravitch's blog: The two great forces shaping the future at this time are globalization and technology. Globalization has its benefits: We are more aware than ever of our interconnectedness with other people, nations, and cultures. But it has its downside: corporations outsource jobs to places where people work for less and… Read more

  • The Pre-Election, Next-Door Homestead – Marshall Tuck versus Tom Torlakson – Debate

    The race between these two Democrats, Tuck and Torlakson, became a proxy war between two differing views on education overhaul. Read more

  • It is a fact that the United States already met the Common Core’s stated goals before the Common Core was written or implemented

    Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: The Common Core goals are clearly stated: “The standards … are designed to ensure students are prepared for today’s entry-level careers, freshman-level college courses, and workforce training programs.” According to bls.gov, in 2013, 26-percent of the 143.9 million jobs [37.4 million] did not require a high… Read more