The U.S. might be a melting pot but, as we’ve seen before, pockets of distinct populations exist. This time, it’s[…]
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Ten Corporations Control Most Things We Buy
Check out this interesting chart. It shows how many of the products we regularly buy at grocery/department stores all come[…]
Read moreEducation Is Bigger Than Schools
Enjoy this piece on educational philosophy by guest contributor, Joseph Preesh. Growing up and going to school is such a[…]
Read moreIs Homeschooling Better?
I work for a school district, so it seems odd for me to ask such a question. Then again, one[…]
Read moreTwo Indian Hitch-hikers in Bemidji, Minnesota
Saturday night I picked up two hitchhikers. I was leaving Bemidji, MN heading home to Minneapolis when I saw two[…]
Read moreThe One-legged Gym Teacher
Yesterday I got to school and found out I was working with another sub to handle phy ed classes for[…]
Read moreForum: Is the U.S.A. the Greatest Country?
Last night at my Toastmasters meeting (it’s a club devoted to help member practice their public speaking), a presenter asked[…]
Read moreEight Great Maps Explaining Our World
More than geography, these maps offer a picto-statistical image of poignant facts about humanity. I ran into them on the[…]
Read moreThis ended up in the garbage after a rough day teaching at an inner city school in Minneapolis.
I was told walking in they were tough, but I’ve been told that before. This class, it turned out, was[…]
Read moreMail Order Heroin
I once talked to a former drug addict who was a roadie for a rock-n-roll band. He shared about getting[…]
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