I Reject The Notion That Human Beings

I’d Rather See The United States As A Beacon Of Good Work And Good Citizenship, Rather Than As #1 On Some International Educational Measurement.

Intelligence Is The Ability To Find And Solve Problems And Create Products Of Value In One's Own Culture.

Distinguish Between The Work And The Job Title. When I Was Leaving School In The Early 1970s, Many People Wanted To Be Journalists, Carrying Out Investigative Reporting For Print Newspapers. Print Newspapers May Not Exist In Twenty Years. But Good Thinking And Good Writing About Issues That Need To Be Reported And Investigated Will Always Be Needed; But Where This Happens, What It Is Called, And Who Pays For It May Be Quite Different Than Could Have Been Envisioned By The Great Journalists Of The Past.

An Individual Understands A Concept, Skill, Theory, Or Domain Of Knowledge To The Extent That He Or She Can Apply It Appropriately In A New Situation.

Fundamentalism Is A Kind Of Decision Not To Change Your Mind About Something...many Of Us Are Fundamentalists...because It Worked Pretty Well For Us.