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Do you remember the phrase, “My way or the highway.” Popularized sometime in the 70’s, it has morphed, spread, and seems to characterize all of life now. The “us vs them” way of looking at things along with the accompanying lack of civility and vitriol in public discourse seems to be here to stay. With…

As I wrote in my previous article, President Trump announced that end-of-the-year testing would not be required of public school students, nationwide. In response to the president’s declaration, Annie Marges, from the Oregon Department of Education, clarified the Department’s position on the testing of home schoolers. She wrote: I have received several questions about this (the…

Hello Home Schoolers,  It’s been a while since I’ve posted something.  Now that things are quieting down around Basic Skills, I do have something.  The cultural shift we’re seeing is huge. I don’t think it’s something we’re going to see change as much as we wish once “the other guys” are in office politically. The issues we’re…

 A common saying most of us have heard before goes something like this: “Those who can do, and those who can’t… …teach.” I know. The above quote attributed to H.L. Mencken (1880-1956) is cynical. Are teaching and doing mutually exclusive? His point is that there is more to understanding, to comprehending, than simply knowing and…

What is your greatest fear? Psychologists have asked this question over and over again. The consistent, number one answer given is “speaking before an audience.” The number two answer is “death.” When you think about what this implies, when given the choice of being the one in the coffin or eulogizing the one in the…