Tag Archives: Education

What baboons and Hannah Arendt can teach us about human behavior that could save us from ourselves

Posted on March 30, 2015 by randomyriad

If I had control over the curriculum of high schools in the U.S., two videos, the 2012 film Hannah Arendt and the documentary “Stress,The portrait of a Killer”, would be shown in a course all students would have to take called … Continue reading →

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A Few More Pieces of January

Posted on August 6, 2011 by randomyriad

“You think people are silly to believe in ghosts,” an old man had asked Fred Foley. “You should hear some of the things that ghosts believe in!” R. A. Lafferty, “Fourth Mansions” January 16 Journal Entry: What is writing? What … Continue reading →

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Finding a Balance

Posted on July 26, 2011 by randomyriad

“I am . . . what I am at the moment I am that . . . ”    The storyteller, “Marriages Between Zones Three, Four, and Five” By Doris Lessing To know the world one must construct it.– Cesare … Continue reading →

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My Mind is Up to Something Again

Posted on February 28, 2011 by randomyriad

This was a dream I had a few nights ago. I was teaching a college class in sociology that included arcane symbols and complex mathematical formulas. I did not understand the material, how the tests were generated, or the schedule … Continue reading →

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Some Sunny Day Thoughts

Posted on February 10, 2011 by randomyriad

I am writing this in the staff break room on my lunch break. This is the first post I have done from work. After I am done with this I will take a walk. The day is fine and crisp and blue … Continue reading →

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