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The Liar, The Witch, and the KKK's Wardrode3 comments

JJ wrote 2 days ago: Sarah Palin’s presidential-ambition-blessing pastor was a real, literal witch-hunter and witch … more →

Tags: Academics, Accountability, Bullying and control, Colleges and Universities, constitution, Creative Class, Culture, Discipline-behavior, Education

More About Young Son's Shakespeare Saturday1 comment

JJ wrote 1 week ago: Here’s the power of story for Young Son’s Shakespeare scenes coming up this Saturday: FA … more →

Tags: Arts, Bagpipes, Country Fair, Creative Class, Culture, Education, History, Home, identity

Rice Krispies No Health Food, Much Less Medicine Magic 14 comments

JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: And that goes for Cocoa Krispies too, no matter what outrageous corporate “colors” the F … more →

Tags: Accountability, Cognitive Psychology, Corporate Culture, Cynical Stuff, Discipline-behavior, Ethics and Philosophy, Family Values, health, Journalism

Capitol Hill Mad Hatters Show Up for More Tea Partying18 comments

JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: Tea Partiers Hit Capitol: They arrived as early as 8:30 a.m., by bus, car and plane — from Bluffton, … more →

Tags: Accountability, Advocacy, Barack Obama, Bullying and control, Cognitive Psychology, Congress, constitution, Corporate Culture, Cynical Stuff

Campaign in Poetry, Govern in Prose2 comments

JJ wrote 2 weeks ago: Matt Frei for BBC News on this first anniversary of the historic election: The old saying that you c … more →

Tags: Discipline-behavior, Ethics and Philosophy, Cognitive Psychology, Law & Politics, Trends, leadership, identity, What's in a name?, Poetry

Telling Children Who They Are and What's Within Them2 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: “You are not half. You are a whole soul living in a divided world. “ There Is No Such Th … more →

Tags: Power of Story, Education, Learning, Family Values, Ethics and Philosophy, Thinking Parents, Cognitive Psychology, Culture, From the Mouths of Babes

Social and Economic Change Spells School Problem

JJ wrote 1 month ago: Even when the cultural change is the business of sports, it’s still a school problem, particul … more →

Tags: Public Communication, Power of Story, Education, Discipline-behavior, Liberties and Rights, Family Values, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Ethics and Philosophy, Thinking Parents

What School Movies Have Affected Your Life?18 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: Which ones are personally most memorable, for good or ill or just as powerful story-telling? After p … more →

Tags: unschooling, Power of Story, Education, "This is School, Mr. Potter, Not the Real World", Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Thinking Parents, Cognitive Psychology, Culture, Creative Class

Brand-New Homeschooling Video That Will Inspire 11 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: Cock of the snook to Pam Sorooshian for sharing this — and look for her in it! Then share ever … more →

Tags: Public Communication, School versus Education, unschooling, Power of Story, Education, Learning, Homeschooling, Discipline-behavior, Family Values

Frank Schaeffer at Killing the Buddha1 comment

JJ wrote 1 month ago: Spaceship Jesus Will Come Back and Whisk Us Away, excerpted from his latest book, Patience with God: … more →

Tags: Public Communication, Power of Story, Separation of Church and State--the First Amendment, Ethics and Philosophy, Cognitive Psychology, Law & Politics, Culture, Trends, Corporate Culture

JJ Stands with Consumer Reports 3 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: Finally! We believe that so much attention has been focused on the politics of health care that we … more →

Tags: Ethics and Philosophy, Pro-life, Pro-choice, Trends, Corporate Culture, Shopping/consumerism, Thinking and Feeling, Bullying and control, Human Networking, Civil Rights

Whose Rights Ring Wronger at School?4 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: Public school? Check. In the United States of America? Check (well, it’s Tennessee, and the st … more →

Tags: Public Communication, School versus Education, Power of Story, Education, Discipline-behavior, "This is School, Mr. Potter, Not the Real World", Liberties and Rights, Family Values, Separation of Church and State--the First Amendment

The Unvirtuous Truth About The Virtue of Harvard1 comment

JJ wrote 1 month ago: While you’re raging against American institutional gods like Wall Street and the insurance cab … more →

Tags: Power of Story, Education, Colleges and Universities, Family Values, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Ethics and Philosophy, Thinking Parents, Trends, Corporate Culture

"Confessions of a Home-schooler": Salon17 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: Cock of the snook for this to COD: . . .Some people seem genuinely disturbed by our decision, on phi … more →

Tags: School versus Education, Power of Story, Education, Learning, Homeschooling, Family Values, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Thinking Parents, Culture

Learning to Play, Learning From Play7 comments

JJ wrote 1 month ago: The whole New York Times Sunday magazine today is about various individual “identity” is … more →

Tags: "This is School, Mr. Potter, Not the Real World", Arts, Books and Movies, Bullying and control, Cognitive Psychology, Discipline-behavior, Early Childhood Issues, Education, Experimental

Cyber Student Socialization?4 comments

JJ wrote 2 months ago: Online High Schools Test Students’ Social Skills The Wall Street Journal SEPTEMBER 24, 2009 . … more →

Tags: Academics, change, Cognitive Psychology, Creative Class, Culture, Education, Human Networking, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Learning

New Secret Video: Pimp and Prostitute Real This Time8 comments

JJ wrote 2 months ago: UPDATE Sept 24: Unintended Consequences of Congress Acting to De-fund ACORN: [C]ontractors that … more →

Tags: Public Communication, Partisan Politics, Election News/Commentary, Power of Story, Discipline-behavior, Family Values, Intellectual and Academic Freedom, Ethics and Philosophy, Thinking Parents, Cognitive Psychology

Capitalism: A Love Story3 comments

JJ wrote 2 months ago: See video clip here hinting at how capitalism broke our hearts and unceremoniously dumped us. Yep, t … more →

Tags: Public Communication, Partisan Politics, Election News/Commentary, Discipline-behavior, Ethics and Philosophy, Thinking Parents, Cognitive Psychology, Trends, Corporate Culture, leadership

"Undermatching" in College Admissions1 comment

JJ wrote 2 months ago: Have you heard of this problem? See Crooked Timber, a smart blog Thinking Parents will want to know … more →

Tags: School versus Education, Power of Story, Education, Learning, Discipline-behavior, Colleges and Universities, Family Values, Thinking Parents, Law & Politics


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