Edward F. Berger – Thoughts and Reflections

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

  • As the terrible feelings of dread and angst spread across the world the great majority of the American people feel powerless before the onslaught of those planning to destroy the American way of life. From every quarter people are asking…

  • Will it get in? As of this date it has clawed away the doorknob. It has been hunting and threatening us for a long time and it has already feasted upon the US Supreme Court and the GOP. It has…

  • You are working toward a time, maybe 15 or 20 years in the future, when you transition from a parent role to that of your child’s best friend. Until that time, you have parenting responsibilities. You are a model, a…

  • For more than a decade many educators have become aware that our educational systems are preparing kids for our past and not for survival in their future. Fact-based or data-driven education based on competition is over. Education as measured by…

  • It doesn’t take long for it to sink in that your children emulate your good and bad habits. It’s really jolting when your four-year-old tells someone to fuck off. If you come home filled with frustrations from a day spent…

  • In 1984, after many years working with other people’s children, Jo and I decided to change our lives so we could start our own family. In 1985 when our first son was born, this new reality forced us to change…

  • AI Requires Entirely Different Communities (Part 7 of 7) A few years ago, I created the Facebook site, Education For Their Future Not Our Past. I was aware that with the coming of AI, the way we presently educate students…

  • Examples of Experiential and Collaborative Learning (Part 6 of 7) I think that some people imagine that experiential education is what happens if you don’t wash the dirt off your hands before eating. To Jo and me it meant leasing…

  • Educational Practices Limit the Effectiveness of Our Schools (PART 5 OF 7) When Jo and I left Crow Canyon, we decided that parenthood would be the most important focus of our lives. As the boys neared school-age we studied the…

  • Fighting Loneliness, Isolation and Lack of Purpose Part 4 of 7 Nations full of good people understand that they can enhance the value of their own lives by working together and building collaborative communities. As this happens, fewer people are…

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