When you grow up…

What do you want to be when you grow up? How many times were you asked this as a kid? Was your answer ever the same from month to month? Chances are that you’re not currently doing that job (and maybe you never will).  This question is bullshit.  Every...

Peripatetic

Peripatetic often refers to the act of wandering, walking, and meandering where you think deeply. It is also the name of Aristotle’s school of philosophy. He’s typically associated with teachings while walking. Aristotle was an inductive philosopher, so it...

A World Without Jobs?

Imagine if you never had to walk into an office again. You didn’t have a job, and the government gave you a check every month that enabled you to live pretty comfortably. What would you do? How would you spend your time and gain fulfillment? Could the world even...

Education as Political Policy

As a country we’re more concerned about our economy than anything else during this election cycle. If you’ve been watching the primaries you might have noticed that there has been little to no discourse about education. According to Gallup only 3-5% of Americans see...

Internet for every student

Every child in America should be have access to the internet. It’s a necessity as learning moves online. And our children need to develop digital literacy to participate in the innovation economy. Yet 15% of Americans don’t have access to the internet....