Civil Rights - THIS IS ONE REASON WHY AN EDUCATION IN THE HUMANITIES/SOCIAL SCIENCES MATTERS

Let's take a look at the history of the civil rights movement to answer this question. Side Note: This response is the first of many to ...

Question

Did you pursue an education only for a future return, i.e., was it merely an investment and nothing beyond that?

Recent Chronicle Piece on Student Loan Default Rates By Kelly Field

It's no surprise to me that Ms. Field has discovered that defaults on student loans are much higher than the federal government has sugg...

Another Quote By The President

In response to my quote about education made by the President, one of my readers, Ms. H, wrote:  "We have an obligation and a responsib...

Weekly Quote About Education By President Obama

 "We have an obligation and a responsibility to be investing in our students and our schools. We must make sure that people who have ...

Bitter Taste, Bad Letter

The State Support Leader from Kentucky, Gail Tolson, let me know that she had received an enormously disappointing letter from the White Hou...

Quick Post: Raising Important Questions

I'm going to begin a series of quick posts each week that pose important questions, and I hope that those in power will be open to respo...

Notable Remarks - 7/8/10

Noteworthy remarks posted to my recent piece "Destroying The Educated Family, One Member At A Time:" - Demosthenes of America sai...

Destroying The Educated American Family, One Member At A Time

This testimonial from a mother of two daughters illustrates the way in which medical problems can be devastating when people owe student loa...

Disagreeing With A Knowledgeable Reader

[ The following post is the first of many in a series of responses to a knowledgeable reader. ] Readers' responses are meaningful to me,...

Can we get anything right for hard-working Americans? Anything?

I read these articles far away from home. The most recent one is about double-dip fears and the fact that layoffs are climbing with the deep...