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It doesn’t take a lifetime of intense research to see the inequalities in the public school systems that stem from socioeconomic circumstances. I took a drive one day and just looked around Santa Fe. First, I drove through the East… Continue Reading →
It’s important to me to make some suggestions to improve our kids’ educational experience. From a developmental perspective, the first and most important suggestion is for educators, administrators, and parents to realize that education is a systemic endeavor. This system… Continue Reading →
It might be easy to dismiss someone who suffers with an addiction as a “junkie” or as a “drunk” or as an “addict.” But what’s lost in that dismissal are the significant changes that occur in someone’s brain as a… Continue Reading →
It’s not easy to talk about unhealthy behaviors. Sometimes, though, difficult conversations are necessary in order to find health within a situation. But, before those conversations occur, I believe we should be sure of what we see. Take a tree… Continue Reading →
White America isn’t about ethnicity or race or economics. It’s about power. White America doesn’t gangs or guns or drugs. I believe, wholeheartedly, that White America fears people of repressed circumstances learning enough to become individually or collectively strong. Through… Continue Reading →
I have a friend whose adult son has been struggling with an alcohol addiction for many years. I’ve met with the son regarding his addiction and, although he’s been to inpatient rehab several times and attends AA meetings regularly, he… Continue Reading →
Language is arbitrary. Language is domain specific. Language is over-valued. Basically, those three things sum up my entire stance towards language usage, both written and spoken. Furthermore, there is too little discussion about language as a code. What is taken… Continue Reading →
To me, there are seven (7) steps towards a successful life: Understand that you are worth all the love and light in the world: This sounds simple, but it’s a difficult proposition for people. But difficult or not, people are… Continue Reading →
Last night, my son asked me about my resolutions for the new year. I told him that I don’t make any; resolutions typically don’t add up to much and I really don’t give them any thought. However, the last five… Continue Reading →
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