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JANUARY 13, 2016

He pointed out that “we have a combination of older workers who have been thrown out of work because of technology… Read More “Education and Retraining” – What if These are Not Enough? “To even stand still we have to move very fast.” – (More insight from Rise of the Robots).

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2013

This morning, I have read one lengthy essay, and an opinion piece, on the current plight of advanced education in this country – and the plight of the “underclass” adjunct professors. I spend some of my Saturday mornings “catching up” on “stuff to think about” reading. Sometimes, it can be a borderline depressing exercise.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2011

Here are a few insights provided during an interview of Tiffany Cooper Gueye, chief executive of Building Educated Leaders for Life, or BELL, a nonprofit organization that assists urban children. [.].

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

This post may read like a sermon. (But, But, it’s the weekend, so maybe that is ok). But it is actually a very serious business post. If we keep failing to make decisions that help lift the neediest among us to higher financial capability, it will crush demand, and permanently harm our economy. And, by the [.].

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

So, I was reading along in The Flat World and Education: How America’s Commitment to Equity will Determine our Future, by Linda Darling-Hammond. It is the selection for tomorrow’s Urban Engagement Book Club, sponsored by CitySquare.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Here is an excerpt from an article featured online by Talent Management magazine (New York, September 26, 2011). To check out all the resources and sign up for a free subscription to the TM and/or Chief Learning Officer magazines published by MedfiaTec, please click here. * * * U.S. unemployment hovers at 9 percent, and [.].

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2013

The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way Amanda Ripley Simon & Schuster (2013) Valuable lessons to be learned from how school children are educated in Finland, South Korea, and Poland Amanda Ripley shares what she learned while studying pre-collegiate education in three foreign countries: Finland, South Korea, and Poland.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2013

I have recently revisited Encouraging the Heart, again, by Kouzes and Posner. One person described it as that “touchy-feely” book. (It isn’t). What it is is a simple, step-by-step plan that any leader can and should follow to help people do better, and aim for their best. The subtitle says it all: “A Leaders Guide [.].

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AUGUST 9, 2013

As we face decreasing performance in education, inaccessible mental health services for those in need, and a widening achievement gap between low-income and affluent children, it is clear that something must be done.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2013

I read at least two books a month on social justice, poverty, race issues… Yesterday, I presented a synopis of the true classic, The Souls of Black Folk, by W. William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois, for the Urban Engagement Book Club, sponsored by CitySquare. Dr. Du Bois, co-founder of the NAACP, first African American to earn [.].

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OCTOBER 6, 2013

ZOOM: Surprising Ways to Supercharge Your Career: Secrets of Superfast Success From Fortune’s 40 Under 40 Daniel Roberts and Leigh Gallagher Fortune Books/Time Home Entertainment (2013) “If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.”

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

If students are not learning, education is not happening. Sir Ken Robinson, Creative Schools ——————— It is no secret – we are all worried about the quality of education. The root task is to create the conditions in which the relationship between students and teachers can flourish.

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MAY 3, 2013

Peter Gray, research professor of psychology at Boston College, has conducted and published research in a wide range of fields, including neuroendocrinology, animal behavior, developmental psychology, anthropology, and education. He is author of a highly regarded college textbook, Psychology (Worth Publishers), now in its 6th edition.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2012

This is a tough one to write about. You spend a lifetime developing expertise, and then, along comes some whole new paradigm, and your expertise is genuinely, fully, antiquated. You don’t really know what you thought you knew. This is my third lesson from the 2012 election debrief. I am staying away from the “politics,” [.].

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JULY 27, 2013

If you want a consistent message over the last few years, it is this: we’ve got to improve the way we practice education in this country. Well, one hint of a change was reported on NPR’s All Things Considered: Teachers Hit The Books To Master New Education Standards by Cory Turner. I especially […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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JUNE 5, 2012

But every expert seems to imply that education is a major piece of any solution. I don’t know what will solve our problems — and they are quite daunting problems. And yet, we seem to be floundering in that department. I was reading this article this morning in Slate, Can America Ever Have Another “Sputnik [.].

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AUGUST 2, 2014

Most educators and psychologists agree that the ability to focus attention on a task is crucial for the achievement of […]. information overload noun exposure to or provision of too much information or data. Randy''s blog entries'

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AUGUST 5, 2015

His most recent activities have moved him more strongly into experiences that enhance peoples’ creative potential through the educational process. A longtime veteran of the Stanford design scene, he first came to the Stanford Design Division faculty in 1962. His primary intention… Read More Bernard Roth: An interview by Bob Morris.

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JANUARY 16, 2015

You know; the issues of racism; education for the less-than-wealthy; poverty; the working poor; the not-working poor; hunger; challenges for immigrants… the list is a long one. People need food to eat, health care for their bodies, effective and inclusive educational […]. Do you read enough in the human need category?

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APRIL 9, 2011

Here is an excerpt of an article that caught my eye, written by Leonard Cassuto and recently published in The Chronicle of Higher Education (March 20, 2011).

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FEBRUARY 14, 2014

I have a clue; a hunch; an “educated opinion” – I read reviews, read the blurbs. I’m never quite sure what I will get out of a book when I start reading it. But, as I immerse myself in a book, I begin to realize that there is always something unexpected around the next page-turn. […]. Randy''s blog entries'

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OCTOBER 31, 2013

Books on education and parenting describe how important it is to help children develop resilience. re·sil·ience noun the ability to become strong, healthy, or successful again after something bad happens ——————– We hear a lot about resilience these days.

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OCTOBER 13, 2014

It turns out most people haven’t been educated in this kind of moonshot thinking. Over time I’ve learned, surprisingly, that it’s tremendously hard to get teams to be super ambitious. It’s why we’ve put so […].

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JUNE 26, 2014

That is being educated, and understanding how to think. if I don’t make a conscious decision about how to think and what to pay attention to… That is real freedom.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Bob''s blog entries "The World in Six Songs" "This Is Your Brain on Music" Billboard Blue Oyster Cult Bobby McFerrin Clifford Nass Daniel J.

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JULY 8, 2013

Bob''s blog entries Associated Press BBC Brilliant Mistakes Brooke Manville Dorie Clark: An interview by Bob Morris Emerson College fidelity Financial Times Forbes Google Harvard Business Review Harvard Business Review Guide to Getting the Right Job Harvard Business Review Guide to Networking Harvard Business Review Press Harvard Divinity School HEC-Paris (..)

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JUNE 29, 2016

From this article in The Atlantic, Why America’s Business Majors Are in Desperate Need of a Liberal-Arts Education, by Yoni Appelbaum: …business majors seem to be graduating… Read More Yes, It’s still worthwhile to read, and understand, Aristotle – business knowledge alone is not enough.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2013

Our efforts might be more fruitfully focused on getting Maddie the education she needs for a better shot at a decent living in the years to come. It’s hard to imagine what set of circumstances would reverse recent trends and bring large numbers of jobs for unskilled laborers back to the U.S. Subsidized job-training programs […].

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

“Education is the kindling of a flame, not the filling of a vessel.” Socrates ——————– Recently, I received an e-mail from a man who had heard one of my book presentations. These are called “Book Briefings,” and/or “Book Synopses.”

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

After nearly two decades of presenting synopses of business books, and books on social justice including books on poverty, education, and homelessness, I’m ready to state the obvious: Everything needs to get better – and, it can get better Everything needs to be done in a better way –… Read More Everything needs to get better.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2012

Here is a brief excerpt from an article written by Tony Wagner that first appeared in Education Week (November 11, 2003). Don’t let the publication date fool you. If anything, his recommendations are even more urgently needed now than they were then. To read the complete article, please click here. © Tony Wagner * * [.].

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JUNE 14, 2016

I’ve just finished reading America Needs Talent: Attracting, Educating, & Deploying the 21st Century Workforce by Jamie Merisotis. I’ve prepared a synopsis of this book for a national conference of philanthropy professionals. I hope you enjoy this article, and find it useful. And then, I hope you read the book).

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OCTOBER 20, 2013

Chautauqua was an adult education movement in the United States, highly popular in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Named after Chautauqua Lake where the first was held, Chautauqua assemblies expanded and spread throughout rural America until the mid-1920s.

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MAY 11, 2016

In addition to the obvious – a university education at three different universities, many… Read More Getting Better Costs a Little – But Can Pay Off in Big and Important Ways. What are you willing to pay to …further your career, make more money, make a greater difference?

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2012

There continues to be so much bloviating BLAH BLAH BLAH about the importance of education at all levels (K through post-graduate) and yet all indications from reliable sources suggest that the quality of education in [.].

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APRIL 24, 2016

He is an award-winning scholar and educator who has been teaching and conducting research on globalization and global strategy for nearly 20 years. Robert Salomon is a professor of International Management and a Faculty Scholar at the NYU Stern School of Business.

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MAY 12, 2016

The Center is “dedicated to ending family violence through education, advocacy, counseling and support and we work tirelessly to help bring… Read More New Beginning Center Receives CCN Presentation – “It Ends With You”

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