Originally posted on the EARTH ABIDES project: After several months, the Earth Abides Project weblog is back. The long “vacation” was necessary as this writer wandered for a time, then settled in to a summer of volunteering as a Camp Host in an isolated Forest Service Campground. But the volunteer summer is ending, so there’s… Read more

Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: The art of manipulation and fooling people has become an industry of deception. For instance, Katie Couric interviews Melinda Gates about the Gates Foundation’s pledge to donate $1 million to DonorsChoose. Melinda Gates says that million will go to help teachers. To discover the obvious, The… Read more

Originally posted on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé: What is the role of the public schools? The Center for Ethical Leadership (founded in 1991) says that public education is foundational to a healthy democracy and developing our humanity—not to have every student achieve high scores on standardized tests. After you read this post, you… Read more