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Dear Senator Romney, My name is Louise Kuo Habakus. I was a Bain Consultant in the San Francisco office from 1986-1989, shortly after you co-founded Bain Capital. I worked closely with Meg Whitman who asked me to follow her to Disney. Alas, I went to Prudential instead, where I ran their annuity business and built …
Dear Senator Romney, Vaccine Coercion Will Backfire. A Call for Political Leadership.Read More
#90 — Pediatric Autoimmune & Neuropsych Disorders ** November 11, 2015 Guest // Heather Korbmacher, MED, NBCT ** Host // Carla Atherton Imagine that your healthy, happy child contracts a common illness and, seemingly overnight, becomes a different child, with emotional outbursts, physical aggression, strange body movements and vocalizations, and other surprising behaviors. Parents are perplexed and wringing …
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#76 – Compulsory Education: Is This the Only Option for Our Youth? ** July 8, 2015 Guest // Matt Hern ** Host // Carla Atherton Carla Atherton interviews Matt Hern, lecturer, writer, historian, about lifelong learning, self-directed learning, deschooling, and compulsory education – tune in for an inspiring discussion about how we can better unleash our children’s …
Compulsory Education: Is This the Only Option for Our Youth? — Episode 76Read More
#57 – Social-Emotional Learning is the Key to Success ** December 31, 2014 Guest // Diana Shulla-Cose ** Host // Toni Bark, MD Editor’s note: After this show aired, we received feedback that Chicago’s charter schools are no model for school reform. Among the criticisms cited: increased racial separation; lower pass/growth/graduation rates; diversion of desperately needed …
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School reform needs courage. It’s the missing ingredient. Corrupt leaders are dependent upon a fearful populace to maintain their power and control. They rely on ignorance of this group and its lack of education so they can provide what is perceived as the only path toward success. Nowhere is corruption more apparent than in our …
Starting with the disclosures, both of my parents taught public school for their entire careers. My mom ended her career in administration as a principal. My brother and I were hugely successful in the public school system. We got good grades and played competitive sports. We enjoyed clubs, friends, and fun times and went off …
When my boys were ready, I didn’t focus on a wide range of school choices. I had preconceived notions about the kind of place they should attend. These ideas were shaped by my own experience. My father worked for IBM. We moved a lot, and I attended many kinds of schools (public, private, boarding, alternative) …
