Category Archives: Special Reports

Trace Pickering in the April edition of the F.M. Duffy Reports, says the reform of public education is not sufficient, that what is needed is transformation. Much of what he says resonates with the point of view I develop in … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

This is great news: Caroline Gentry and Jim Butler — candidates seeking election to represent District 41 in the Ohio House — will participate in a Lincoln Douglas style debate on Friday, November 2. The debate will be at Kettering … Continue reading →

Rick McKiddy has a new video that reminds voters that the Republican Assembly voted to refuse $400 million in federal money that, if accepted, would have funded a high speed train in Ohio. The video says that, because of this … Continue reading →

Yesterday my one student, Juwan, and I went to see President Obama. And a great day it was. When I was Juwan’s age, in 1964, I made it to downtown Dayton to hear Barry Goldwater. He spoke on the steps … Continue reading →