tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38369052011-04-21T15:20:46.060-07:00Uncollected WisdomI'm moving stuff around over here to make room enough to talk about what is being lost and gained in our public awareness and understanding of the world.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221701770436265362noreply@blogger.comBlogger61100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836905.post-1133576694447304682005-12-02T18:09:00.000-08:002006-08-05T01:11:28.226-07:00Governance Issues of the Present DayI've collected a few thoughts on governance from over on my other site:March 6, 2005 : Answering the BCRPM (= Bush/Cheney/Rove Propaganda Machine)March 12, 2005: Caveat EmptorMarch 18, 2005: Media Bias?April 4, 2005: Ten Duties of the KingSept. 5, 2005: What's Government For, Mr. President? (Open Letter)Sept. 9, 2005: The Simple Wisdom of Contingency PlanningSept. 28, 2005: Blame the Individual, Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221701770436265362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836905.post-1133575418793608352005-12-02T17:51:00.000-08:002005-12-02T18:03:38.803-08:00A View of Civilization's Reasons to ExistI've been writing a simplified description of our Collective Understanding of Civilization. So far it's in several separate links at my other site:Part 1 - Basic premise: People are self-centered or group-centeredPart 2 - Roles and BalancePart 3 - Conventions and Group IdentificationPart 4 - Liberty vs. Equality vs. PropertyMore will follow. Please stay tuned.Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221701770436265362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836905.post-1097522442797918672004-10-11T13:00:00.000-07:002004-10-11T12:20:42.796-07:00Presidentially DebatingWhat's the best that can happen from Presidential Debates? A cogent description of the situation at hand and a leadership moment for its utterer.
Have we gotten that yet? I don't think so, but I would lean a little toward John Kerry's efforts to make it happen. President Bush seems so certain of his own viewpoint that he appears less willing to bring others on board that are not in full Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221701770436265362noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836905.post-1097208324022655602004-10-07T21:00:00.000-07:002004-10-07T21:05:24.023-07:00Freedom of Speech still alive, thankfully!I happily note that a few folks that check out our blogs live in countries other than the U.S. I don't know if Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" has yet reached their shores, but if and when it does, I hope they'll all take a look. This is a remarkable film.
I wasn't going to watch it until the elections were over, mainly because I already have strong feelings against our current Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221701770436265362noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836905.post-1091022800521550912004-07-28T06:52:00.000-07:002004-07-28T07:04:20.300-07:00Originally posted 2002/-10/05:I want to keep asking a question: where are we going with our current state of teaching?
I don't want to engage in a battle of statistics. They only tell a fraction of the story, and when it comes to issues of how things are perceived by the various constituencies within a school environment, they may only tell things people want heard.
My experience is at two levels -- one is within a Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221701770436265362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3836905.post-1091022611364376392004-07-28T06:49:00.000-07:002004-07-28T07:00:41.720-07:00Originally posted 2002/07/02: The latest issues that are causing me to wonder about where we're going involve such an odd mix that I'm not sure where to begin. Perhaps simply listing them in a stream-of-consciousness approach will help.
Connections with others -- and how technology can enhance and also destroy them
Technology education at the earliest ages and how parents see it vs. how technologists see it.
The Jakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221701770436265362noreply@blogger.com