Enriched By Simplicity

 From the introduction to "Culture & Imperialism" by Edward Said: "The power to narrate, or to block other narratives fro...

 I understand that classroom management is tough, but suppressing the native intellect, initiative and originality of students is a deplorab...

  Man must be “master of his own thoughts,” said Spinoza. He must never be “compelled to speak only according to the diktats of the supreme ...

 but they can erode your confidence in your ability to trust your own thoughts. First - teach conclusions, not basis for conclusions. Second...

All libraries -- public, private and school -- contain curated collections. None can hold EVERYTHING; all must select how they allocate limi...

 Watching this hobby from an emotional but physically proximate distance, I am troubled by the current expressions that dealers and collecto...

I don't want to live in a world where only perfect people's contributions are accepted. (And where the definition of perfection is f...