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Personal Acquisition and Private Possession
In 1933, John Dewey, wondering how an alien race might see the American educational landscape pondered, “The Utopians believed that the pattern which exists in economic society in our time affected the general habits of thought; that because personal acquisition …
What?
The answer is the question. What can I ask myself that propels my motivation? What piques my interest that beckons me further? What keeps me in motion once I have started seeking? What paths do I find that distract me from my goals? What routes are tangents that...
The Age-Old Old-Age Question
I wore a tie every day my first two-years teaching. It was not a dress code requirement, nor was it a fashion statement. I hate ties. No, I wore a tie because without one I would have been confused for an underclassman’s big brother. For a long time, I taught like a...