In my last post, I proposed this graduation requirement for high schools, colleges and universities: A proven ability to engage in respectful discourse with those with whom we disagree on fundamental issues; and a consequent openness to the possibility of changing one’s position. Just in case you aren’t convinced of the wisdom of this, please [...]
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Published in the November 7, 2011 issue of Amarill0 bay is a short story by Stephen Davenport about a son’s visit to his dying father in a nursing home. www.amarillobay.org
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CIVIL DISCOURSE; A NEW GRADUATION REQUIREMENT FOR HIGH SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES A proven ability to engage in respectful discourse with those with whom we disagree on fundamental issues; and a consequent openness to the possibility of changing one’s position.This ability has always been important in a democracy where each of us has the power of [...]
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SCIENCE AT AIM HIGH: I WATCHED A SCIENCE CLASS for rising 8th graders at Aim High this summer: The teacher brought in an array of commercial drinks: Coke, Red Bull, Gator Aid, Five-hour Energy, Aztec Tea and others. He divided the class into groups and each group selected one of the drinks to study. The [...]
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A short story, “The Last Visit” by Stephen Davenport appears in the November 7th, 2011 editon of Amarillo Bay, an excellent online literary magazine.
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AIM HIGH MAGIC OBSERVED I VISITED THE St. Paul’s site in Oakland on Wednesday, July 6, 2011 As always the day starts as one community, gathered in a circle so that every person is visible and present to every other person. The circle, with 2 staff members in the center facilitating and this day, [...]
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