Category: Information & Education

"Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more difficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment." - Benjamin Franklin. In society today, it's not difficult to uncover politicians from across America—influential individuals whom the old and the young look up to and even model themselves after—who forget how to say the right thing. Turn on your television or log in to your preferred online news source on any given day, and you'll witness firsthand exactly what I'm talking about. American politicians seem to have lost their ability to filter information appropriately, a skill many hardworking Americans must conform to (and rightfully so) to maintain their community standings and employment status. But politicians of late seem to be above any…

In Jonathan Lee’s book, Overthinking: Declutter Your Mind, Stop Worrying, Relieve Anxiety and Eliminate Negative Thinking, he writes: “We are fascinated with technology, and every aspect of our lives has an impact. We are slaves to devices that were meant to improve our lives and prefer a fast fix to real-world interactions and experiences for instant knowledge and low-quality entertainment. We spend hours on social networks. Our inboxes are inundated. Our desktops are covered in litter. Our laptops burst at seams with more papers, images and downloads than we have been able to handle in life. Digital "things" fill your time with non-essential tasks and like your home's physical disorder, digital disorder causes feelings of distress, frustration and feeling overwhelmed.” What caught my attention in the above paragraph is Lee’s…

"Change is the end result of all true learning." - Leo Buscaglia. Even though I've been out of the classroom for over 30 years, the older I get, the more I understand that we're never done learning. Whenever a subject matter emerges from an article I'm reading or a documentary I'm watching that is beyond my current knowledge level, I seek a credible text or scholarly essay to support true learning. What I mean by "true learning" is an unbiased education based on factual information and historical data, not narratives designed to sway the reader's opinion in one direction or another, also known as propaganda. But today, true learning is under attack as conservative politicians across America seek to control and influence the education our children experience to protect them…