John Taylor Gatto: On Education — Other Books and Excerpts
Source Book: The Underground History of American Education: A School Teacher’s Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling
Source Book: The Underground History of American Education: A School Teacher’s Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling
Pakistan: The World Health Organization (WHO) said today that Pakistan’s failure to stem the spread of polio has triggered a global health emergency. The WHO is recommending all residents must show proof of vaccination before they can leave the country and should present a polio vaccination certificate. The WHO’s emergency measures also apply to Syria …
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Jessica Auchter 5.0 out of 5 stars Quite Extraordinary — a Pioneering Book — Builds on Others But Original and Compelling It Its Own Right, April 27, 2014 I took an interest in books on trauma and dealing with refugees a month or so ago, and this is one of the books that I included …
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5 Emerging Technologies That Could Destroy The World By Glyn Taylor That’s Really Possible, 07/07/2013 LIST ONLY: 1 & 2 Nanotechnology & 3D Printers 3 & 4 Artificial General Intelligence & Big Data 5 Biotechnology Read full article inclusive of apocaplyptic scenarios
Can We Really Blame Sociopaths? I’ve been hearing increasingly from multiple quarters that the root of our problems is psychopaths and sociopaths and other loosely defined but definitely different beings from ourselves. Rob Kall has produced a quite interesting series of articles and interviews on the subject. I want to offer some words of caution …
Foster and Kimberly Gamble 5.0 out of 5 stars Free Online and Worth Buying to Support the Endeavor, March 14, 2014 This is a riveting movie with phenomenal visuals. I’d rather it had been an hour long instead of two, but in the spirit of slow food and slow Internet, certainly worth two hours of …
Wisdom, this is. Marijuana Decriminalization in U.S. Capital Passes Council By William Selway Bloomberg News, March 04, 2014 The Washington city council voted to decriminalize marijuana consumption in private homes, adding the nation’s capital to a growing list of states that have loosened sanctions for using the drug. The council today approved reducing the punishment …