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We have a pandemic problem with dialog. People state opinions as absolute facts, and they argue emotionally as if they were opinions. We need a new set of rules around dialog, a new paradigm. Perhaps if both sides of a dialectic conversation where facts are questioned and opinions are conflicting were to step back from their to critically analyze what is "right" about the other side's facts, and what of their opinions can be agreed upon, a newly articulated and stronger position could be assumed in the debate. It would also undoubtedly be one that would be more readily accepted by the "other s ..read more

all the time. We commonly understand that invading one's personal space is a not-so-good thing to do. As with many things we say because we've always said them, I'm not sure we really understand what we're asking of ourselves when we commit to giving each other our ' ' Perhaps we don't even understand what we're asking ourselves not to do.  How well do we understand what we're referring to as our ..read more

The Looking Glass, as it were, is a curious metaphor to explain a young child's perception of the realities of school. Traditionally, the school has been a tool of social engineering, a place to stratify kids according to ability and how well they fit the construct of school, an institution that varied little from one to another. The school was a place that attempted to homogenize its subjects according to a rigid set of educational and social norms that suited many, but not all. Have schools changed much in this regard? One would surely hope, but I'm saddened to say that I do still occasional ..read more