The View from a Drawbridge

Tag: education

  • Inspiration from a Biblioburro?

    This man has never given up in his life.

  • School Supplies for Yanaba, or My Lesson in Colonialism

    School Supplies for Yanaba, or My Lesson in Colonialism

    Who am I to decide what’s good for them, or what they need?

  • Mid-Month Marvels: ZanaAfrica Foundation

    An easy way to empower girls.

  • Irritable Blog Syndrome

    Stupidity is the root cause.

  • Freedom of Movement

    Your ability to travel goes hand in hand with your freedom.

  • Wolf Connection

    I see so many positives coming out of this organization.

  • Allow Me to Simplify

    Here lately, humanity seems to be struggling with concepts that should be pretty straightforward. It doesn’t make any sense at all. It is causing conflict and anxiety that seems completely unnecessary. Given that so many people these days don’t seem to want to think, let me lay down some basic concepts for you: Nazis? Bad.…

  • Historical Statues: One Solution

    At a time when the US seems to be struggling with what to do with its Confederate statues and memorials, I can’t help but remember my trip to Budapest back in 2006. What an amazing city, with a lot of very tragic history. They were occupied by German forces in WWII, forcing them to embrace…

  • Why College is Still Worth It

    I have three degrees, and not one of them has helped me get a job. I’ve never worked in any of my fields of study. Never. If that’s your only yardstick for measuring a college education, then yeah, for me it was a monumental waste of time and money. But I still maintain that college…

  • Are We Having a National Stroke, or What?

    Please explain. How is it that our elected officials can make so many self-destructive and nationally-destructive choices and yet still remain in power? We are becoming an international embarrassment. Do you have any idea how backward and ignorant we look as a nation when the only other countries on the PLANET that aren’t going along…