The Notebook
“If our teaching is to be an art, we must draw from all we know, feel and believe in order to create something beautiful. To teach well we do not need …
Not for want of wisdom, but that of will- the spirit of Caribbean regionalism
Ever since I wrote my last oped calling for stronger Caribbean inter-regional cooperation, in the face of increasing threats from outside forces towards the wellbeing of our peoples, I wondered how …
World Crisis
Repeatedly what I encountered on a long trip to South America, the coast of Africa, Morrocco and Spain reinforced the fact that nowhere in the world is exempt from the concern …
The hands-off protests
I lived through the Civil Rights and Vietnam eras in the 1960-70s when hundreds of thousands of people protested racism and the war with marches and speeches. We came away thinking …
Education that unites us and builds strength
Instead of supporting separation and divisiveness, as I pointed out in my article for Public Opinion December 20, 2024 and reprinted February 28, 2025, education can promote unity, investigation, curiosity and …
Education Defines Us And Separates Us
Since I started teaching in the 1970s, I watched as educators began promoting divisions by pulling students out into ‘special education’ resource rooms. I remember how my classes changed when students …
Declaration of inclusion
In 2021 a group of four Vermont citizens in the United States became involved in promoting a declaration that states ‘All are welcome’. Towns and cities across the state of Vermont …
Education Defines Us And Separates Us
Since I started teaching in the 1970s, I watched as educators began promoting divisions by pulling students out into ‘special education’ resource rooms. I remember how my classes changed when students …
World Crisis
Repeatedly what I encountered on a long trip to South America, the coast of Africa, Morrocco, and Spain reinforced the fact that nowhere in the world is exempt from the concern …
Embracing Our Differences, The Only Route To Mankind’s Survival
Three young scholars (age 20) were shot in Burlington, Vermont last weekend. This tragic event will most likely go down as a hate crime because they were wearing the traditional Palestinian …
Human Condition
I am passionate about one thing: the oneness of humanity, the existence of one human family. I know that denial of this leads to war, devastation and tragedy all over the …