STOP, HEY, WHAT’S THAT SMELL?“Human knowledge progresses when people recognize that they may be wrong even on issues that seem certain to them. Wisdom involves openness to those who disagree with us. It is only when our ideas have been subjected to criticism and all objections considered—if necessary seeking these objections out—that we have any right to think of our judgment as better than another’s.” ― Nigel Warburton, Fre
CRAFTING THE DESIRED NARRATIVEMy devil had been long caged, he came out roaring.” ― Robert Louis Stevenson Sally Teacher took a final sip from her glass of champagne and placed the glass on the counter. The bell had rung 5 minutes ago, and the kids would be attentively awaiting her arrival in class. Poised and ready to learn, their minds scrubbed and freed from outside influences by the call to class. Still, she felt no need
KALIFORNICATION“Just the kind of girl I liked—the weirdo in the bunch.” ― Anthony Kiedis, Scar Tissue You’ve got to hand it to Tennessee’s Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn. Tennessee’s Department of Education has suffered under poor leadership for at least a decade, but none of her predecessors brought the level of drama to the position as has Schwinn. She continues to strike a delicate balance between c
SHORT TERM SOLUTIONS WITH AN EYE TOWARDS FUTURE IMPLICATIONS“My own opinion is enough for me, and I claim the right to have it defended against any consensus, any majority, anywhere, any place, any time. And anyone who disagrees with this can pick a number, get in line, and kiss my ass.” ― Christopher Hitchens I may have mentioned in the past that one of my three favorite books of all time si a non-fiction book examining the conflict between nurture and n
