Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts
Thoughts of an Optimistic Writer
Tuesday Thoughts: What Happens When We Undervalue Education?
“Education is the most powerful tool that you can use to change the world.”
—Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa
Some thoughts on the state of education in America. But first, a few disclaimers:
• Any time one addresses as big and complex a topic as education, it’s the very definition of “painting with a broad brush.” Generalizations are necessary, and exceptions are acknowledged.
• I am not an educator. I’m not a pilot either, […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Maybe Geraldine was Right!
“You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes. You better believe there will be times in your life when you’ll be feeling like a stumbling fool…”
—from “You’re Only Human” (Billy Joel; 1985)
Temptations. What image do you conjure when you hear or read that word? If you’re of my vintage, maybe an extremely popular Motown vocal group. In that same era, Flip Wilson’s character, Geraldine, made famous the saying, “The […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Reading and Writing: Who Needs Them?
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”
—Victor Hugo
Imagine scores composed but never heard, paintings created but never viewed, books written but never read. At least for the latter, it happens. Illiteracy is a major problem in today’s society.
Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. While the two skills were once partnered with “arithmetic,” it appears that’s no longer […]
Tuesday Thoughts: We Will Always Love You
“I always count my blessings more than I count my money. I don’t work for money, never did.”
—Dolly Parton
We’ve lost a legend, a country music icon, a national treasure. My words today, but words frequently used by many others to describe Dolly Parton after her recent death.
Had aliens in a spaceship landed in Nashville and walked in on one of her performances at the Grand Ole Opry, what would they have thought? […]
Tuesday Thoughts: What Happens When We Undervalue Education?
“Education is the most powerful tool that you can use to change the world.”
—Nelson Mandela, former President of South Africa
Some thoughts on the state of education in America. But first, a few disclaimers:
• Any time one addresses as big and complex a topic as education, it’s the very definition of “painting with a broad brush.” Generalizations are necessary, and exceptions are acknowledged.
• I am not an educator. I’m not a pilot either, […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Maybe Geraldine was Right!
“You’re only human, you’re allowed to make your share of mistakes. You better believe there will be times in your life when you’ll be feeling like a stumbling fool…”
—from “You’re Only Human” (Billy Joel; 1985)
Temptations. What image do you conjure when you hear or read that word? If you’re of my vintage, maybe an extremely popular Motown vocal group. In that same era, Flip Wilson’s character, Geraldine, made famous the saying, “The […]
Tuesday Thoughts: Reading and Writing: Who Needs Them?
“To learn to read is to light a fire; every syllable that is spelled out is a spark.”
—Victor Hugo
Imagine scores composed but never heard, paintings created but never viewed, books written but never read. At least for the latter, it happens. Illiteracy is a major problem in today’s society.
Literacy is defined as the ability to read and write. While the two skills were once partnered with “arithmetic,” it appears that’s no longer […]
Tuesday Thoughts: We Will Always Love You
“I always count my blessings more than I count my money. I don’t work for money, never did.”
—Dolly Parton
We’ve lost a legend, a country music icon, a national treasure. My words today, but words frequently used by many others to describe Dolly Parton after her recent death.
Had aliens in a spaceship landed in Nashville and walked in on one of her performances at the Grand Ole Opry, what would they have thought? […]