Years ago the emergence of the information available on the internet seemed like a big gift to intellectual development. Suddenly in response to any inquiry, generated in under a second, were millions of results. All you had to do is … Continued
In the New York Times last Sunday, Michael Sandel, a government professor at Harvard University, wrote an article entitled “The Consequences of the Diploma Divide” (September 6, 2020, NYT Sunday Review). His argument is that instead of getting more people … Continued
On this labor day I have been thinking about the isolation that the pandemic has caused us, and not just as individuals, but most importantly as a group. From basketball playoffs without fans in the seats to theaters without their … Continued
Who is your favorite superhero? I was never really taken with Superman because I didn’t think he was real enough. I liked Batman because he and I shared Gotham which was very real to me. Captain Marvel and Captain America … Continued
As I experience more isolation than usual, I wonder about the arts and its effect on isolation and community. I know that doing any art can be isolating, doing anything well often means some isolation, and having enough time to … Continued
It seems that our expectations for when we can start school continue to be pushed back in time and down in quality. Although this pandemic is widespread, I think we had all hoped that by now we would have some … Continued
This is a really short article this week because I am just back from vacation. I was fixing the lights on my barn and playing with my grandchild. I noticed while I was gone that the Pandemic has maintained its … Continued
At some point in this pandemic it occured to me that what we need is a total system for caring for our school-age children. The growing political divide between federal, state and local school jurisdictions has only accelerated under the … Continued
Microschooling, homeschooling, outsourcing and pop-up schools are the hot-topics among parents today during the increasing fear of the pandemic’s effects on schools. A column from the Washington Post dated 2015 (Valerie Strauss) confirms that nothing is really new under the … Continued
In these pandemic days, with COVID 19 cases increasing to records such as 15,000 new cases in one day in Florida, going back to school is hard to figure out. What does it mean to have children running around together … Continued