by Ken JP Stuczynski | May 25, 2021 | Education, Philosophy & Ethics, Society & Culture
We regularly see sentiments pitting the Trades against the Professions, as much as reasonable people recognize they are both indispensable parts of the same body. Some memes are outright mean, while others are simply calls to de-normalize parents’ and...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Apr 22, 2018 | Education, Philosophy & Ethics, Society & Culture
In an 8th Grade classroom of a charter school in Texas, a teacher hands out an assignment: to list the “pros” and “cons” under the heading “The Life of Slaves: A Balanced View”. Of course this was inappropriate, but not for the...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Mar 26, 2015 | Business & Economics, Education
{Long-hand notes for a job prep conference presentation given at D’Youville College, February 5, 2005.} Good morning. First of all, I’d like to thank Fran from the Career Development Center for inviting me. As always, it’s good to be home. Today, I am going to...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Oct 30, 2014 | Education, Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law
{The following is a letter I recently rediscovered, to my daughter’s teacher, dated 20 November 2000, who took it upon themselves to politicize the presidential election controversy of the time.} My daughter informed me of an unusual situation that occurred in...
by Ken JP Stuczynski | Aug 6, 2013 | Education, Society & Culture
This TED Talk is about what works and doesn’t work in education systems across the globe. And hidden among those lessons is one of “Command and control” …
by Barry Fagin | Jul 29, 2013 | Business & Economics, Education, Philosophy & Ethics, Politics & Law
{Published in the Colorado Springs Gazette, Aug 19th, 2010} “Hypocrite! You’re always writing about how government needs to be smaller. But you work for a government institution! Why don’t you write about that?” I get e-mails like this from time to time, I...
