Monthly Archives: October 2007

Why Work?

Posted on October 6, 2007 by Oliver

Dr. Paul Escamilla addresses this question in his book Longing for Enough in a Culture of More, as follows:“Why do you work? You would think such a question would have a simple answer. And yet, get up close to the … Continue reading →

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The Schools Are Not the Problem

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Oliver

Politicians and other reformers continually agitate to “improve the schools.” Just today I read this comment by a New York Times columnist: “What’s needed is a wholesale transformation of the public school system from the broken-down postwar model of the … Continue reading →

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