During my ABC Network News stint (3 years), I covered major international stories. These included the civil rights movement and the war in Vietnam. While I was in Vietnam in 1967, I met LBJ who revealed he wouldn’t seek re-election… Read More ›
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BEING AGAINST FORCED BUSING DOESN’T MAKE YOU A RACIST – GARRY ARMSTRONG
I was in the middle of what I honestly call the Boston busing fiasco. On center stage, it played as a racial divide between Boston’s white and minority communities. It played well in the media – especially national and international… Read More ›
REGRETS, PART II
“Forget regret, or life is yours to miss.” – Jonathan Larson (Playwright and Composer) It is hard to forget the mistakes or missed opportunities of the past. They often cling to us like wet t-shirts. We would like to just… Read More ›
SUBTLE AND NOT SO SUBTLE – POETRY
National Poetry Month, Rich Paschall There seems to be a day, a week, or even a month for just about everything. The types of things for which mayors, governors, and even presidents are willing to present a proclamation seem a… Read More ›
FANDANGO’S PROVOCATIVE QUESTION #104: EDUCATION!
Fandango’s Provocative Question #104: WHAT SHOULD THEY TEACH IN SCHOOL? Fandango wants to know… How about just about anything? Like history? Literature? Truth? Science? Philosophy? Right and wrong? Hey, how about teaching them some kind of math that lets… Read More ›
UNDERSTANDING DEMOCRACY STARTS EARLY – BY ELLIN CURLEY
I never thought that parenting practices could have a direct effect on the health and functionality of our democracy, yet that was the thesis of an article in the Sunday New York Times (Sept. 1, 2018). The article, by Jonathan Haidt… Read More ›
IT WAS A VERY GOOD YEAR – RICH PASCHALL
The Class of South Pacific, by Rich Paschall Most of your high school and college graduates will not have the pleasure of hearing the typical graduation speeches this year. Students are usually listening to them in wonder, perhaps even shock… Read More ›
WE SHOULD ALL BE PLUMBERS – Marilyn Armstrong
Fandango’s Provocative Question #59 What does it mean to you in the 21st century to be well-educated? When I was growing up, you had to get good grades in school. You needed them so you’d be better positioned to get… Read More ›
GREAT TEACHERS: A VERY LONG DEFERRED THANK YOU – Marilyn Armstrong
In the course of my school days, I had a handful of great teachers to whom I will be eternally grateful. They taught me to learn, to love reading, to make up stories and write them down. To write non-fiction… Read More ›
NO MORE TEACHERS, NO MORE BOOKS! – Marilyn Armstrong
FOWC with Fandango — School It was the joyous cry of the child as we were let out in June (yes, JUNE and the end of the month at that!). Little did we know that soon enough, we’d be going… Read More ›
EYEWITNESS TO HISTORY – BY ELLIN CURLEY
The time I was in college combined with the place where I went to college made my college experience truly unique. The time was 1967-1971, a dramatic period in national history. The place was Barnard College, the all-female school affiliated… Read More ›
WHY ARE WE SO STUPID? – Marilyn Armstrong
I found this cartoon yesterday on Facebook. Yes, Facebook and let’s not hear anything more about it, please. It sums up exactly how I feel the fools “up there” in the thrones of power are destroying education in this country…. Read More ›