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

A NATION THAT FEARS ITS CHILDREN?

Mar 23, 2018

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EdwardBerger

Here we are again. The murders caused by the NRA-GOP-Gun manufacturers corruption have terrorized America for over a generation. Young people do not see adults working effectively to stop these crimes against humanity. In reality, those working to change our…
REMEMBERING GEORGE AND SUE KELLY

Mar 5, 2018

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EdwardBerger

George was a powerhouse who worked dawn-to-dusk. In 1968 he was in his seventies but seemed a young fifty. Everywhere he went, his worn shovel was in his hand. When he wasn’t setting a fruit tree of jabbing at a…
AS AN EDUCATOR I’VE HELD THESE TRUTHS TO BE SELF EVIDENT

Jan 25, 2018

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EdwardBerger

Let’s start with a no-brainer: No Education Without Immediate And Practical Application. That sums up all that I know about learning, teaching, and education. All that I have observed and found true since I began teaching in 1961. It is…
THEY HAVE EARS BUT REFUSE TO HEAR

Dec 21, 2017

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EdwardBerger

Hey irate fellow citizens. Have you listened to the majority of those who voted for Trump? Not the crazies or the religious fanatics, but the great majority of Trump voters. They are not evil, immoral, ignorant people. They did not…
WHAT HAS BEEN ALLOWED IS THE INCURSION OF AN OLIGARCHY

Oct 14, 2017

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EdwardBerger

in Amassed wealth, Corpocracy, The Billionaires attempt to destroy America, The would-be-kings take America

In my last blog written in July 2017, I opened with the following observation: Within the core of our freedoms, lie the avenues powerful individuals use to take away the rights of citizens and the controls of government designed and…
THE COUP TO DESTROY THE AMERICAN DREAM

Jul 5, 2017

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EdwardBerger

in Amassed wealth, Community Education, Corpocracy, Corporate for-profit schools, Education, Educational Leadership, Educational solutions, Effective education, For profit education, For Profit Schools, National Education Dialogue, Public Education, The Billionaires attempt to destroy America

Within the core of our freedoms, lie the avenues powerful individuals use to take away the rights of citizens and the controls of government designed and evolved to serve all. Americans are now aware of the reality that subversive forces…
DAMAGING FRONTAL LOBE DEVELOPMENT: THE END OF EMPATHY?

Apr 14, 2017

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EdwardBerger

For my friends who follow my blogs. I apologize. Over the past year most of my observations and comments have been shifted to Podcasts titled Insights Into Education. ( http://insightsintoeducation.com ). I have teamed with a very accomplished educator with…
ENDING THE FUTILITY CAUSED BY INACTION BLOG PART III

Jan 9, 2017

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EdwardBerger

in Amassed wealth, Education, Educational solutions, The would-be-kings take America

It is true that humanity is nearing a point where we have poisoned our planet. We have expanded until we are in danger of exhausting our options and now hope science can enhance the chances of our survival. We continue…
ARE WE AWAKE? PART II of III

Jan 9, 2017

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EdwardBerger

in Amassed wealth, Corpocracy, Education, National Education Dialogue, The would-be-kings take America

When I was about fourteen, I was given a photo of my maternal grandfather who had died long before I was born. I picked up the photo and stared into my own eyes, like looking into a mirror. Strange energy…
CHALLENGING A FAILED POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC SYSTEM PART I of III blogs

Jan 9, 2017

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EdwardBerger

in Amassed wealth, Education, National Education Dialogue, The would-be-kings take America

America is now led by people who have power because they do not follow the ethical and moral concepts that I once thought inviolate. We are experiencing the exact opposite of what I was taught, what I taught students, and…

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