I write about education, social issues, and the evolving nature of society

There are leaders who do not question the misapplication of disconnected assumptions.  Their ideologies drive them, not factual information. Understanding that, one can begin to comprehend what has been done to teachers, schools, and education in the name of accountability.…

I try to keep up with the NEWS. Some things are hard to understand. The other night I watched a video clip of Sarah Palin trying to explain Rick Santorum’s relationship with the devil. (Is devil capitalized?) She said she…

INFORMATION FROM THE SOON TO BE RELEASED BOOK BY DR. BERGER: VITAL LIES: THE IRRELEVANCE OF OUR SCHOOLS IN THE INFORMATION AGE,   Available through Millennialbooks.com. in March 2012. Any charter school that does not provide students with an interdisciplinary…

Dear creators of literary works, Hi, welcome, I am an author with ten published books. You can buy them through Amazon.com or even AuthorHouse.  Don’t.  Please don’t!  When they sell the fruits of my labor, my creativity, my years of…

Old Timers, however dressed, from the Information Age or the Interactive Age, are experienced digital immigrants or, if younger, digital natives. Their brains are different, as recent scans have shown. They are seldom over 30, have little tolerance for us…

I’m beginning to do something I’ve put off for years. I’m starting a blog. Bear with me.  I do not comprehend this new technology.  I don’t understand it.  I am reluctant to learn whole new systems. That said, intellectually I…