Author Archives: Mike Bock

Using the NKS To Evaluate President Obama’s Ohio State Commencement Speech on Citizenship

A revealing scale by which to judge goals and speeches that lately I’ve been applying is what might be called the North Korean Standard (NKS)— as in: Could this proposal for school reform be made by the Educational Ministry of … Continue reading

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My New Book — Public Education 2030 — Invites Readers To Discuss The Future Of Our School System

The book I am posting today — Public Education 2030, The Singularity Approaches —  focuses on the future of public education. I’ve shortened and summarized twenty-five of my previous posts on education so that most will fit on one page. … Continue reading

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Spring Flowers At Centerville Church Are In Honor Of My Friend And Brother-In-Law, Jim Dunaway

What a beautiful spring! Last fall, at the end of the bulb planting season, I bought a ton of spring bulbs for 50% off and on several chilly November days, I planted them at the front of Centerville Methodist Church. … Continue reading

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