In previous postings I have presented evidence supporting the following claims: (1) Children’s instincts to play and explore on their own provided the foundation for education during our long history as hunter-gatherers (August 2 posting). (2) Children today can and do educate themselves very well, without coercion or adult prodding or direction, if they are [...]
Hillary Clinton and her supporters have been talking about the 18 million cracks in the glass ceiling. It is wonderful to see opportunities open up around the country for women to take part in every facet of life that was traditionally dominated by men. Yet, we still find that women are under-represented in math and [...]
Hold your hand in front of your face with your thumb folded. How many fingers do you see? Four, right? Maybe…maybe not.
One of the mantras that we’ve often been hearing of late is "be part of the solution, not part of the problem." In business it is widely held that one should never walk into [...]
What can I say, I enjoy Woody Allen films. And when I recently watched his latest, “Vicky Cristina Barcelona,” it made me think. I’m not going to spoil the plot for you, but there’s a key question that runs throughout this film. This is by no means the first movie to explore this question, but [...]
[A middle-age Khmer women walks past the row cells at Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum]
Tuol Sleng was a high school before the Khmer Rouge set up a detention center here in May 1976, and it has been open as a genocide museum since 1980. During its life as a prison and torture center more than [...]
