Monthly Archives: February 2012

On Reform

Posted on 2012/02/17 by

This post is in ways a response to an earlier post, On Revolution, but it is also springs from a conversation with Dan at tdaxp, where we discussed the legacy of the Xinhai Revolution.  The revolution toppled a Qing Dynasty struggling … Continue reading →

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Improving our schools – addendum

Posted on 2012/02/14 by

My friend Vanessa had this to say about the previous post: Interesting idea, but I have to respectfully disagree that breaking up families and instilling children with the belief that they come from an inferior cultural and family background is … Continue reading →

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Improving our schools – from the home front

Posted on 2012/02/11 by

Part of the national dialogue for a while has been how the state of education in the United States is in crisis. While, yes, things could be done at the hiring and administrative level to improve how teachers teach students, … Continue reading →

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New Orleans Rebuild Addendum

Posted on 2012/02/07 by

Since I never actually finished writing about my post-Katrina New Orleans rebuild experience, here is the video that I cut together instead. Enjoy!

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