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In support of balanced education and citizenship: An article series. No. 3.

(Article No. 3.) “Der Beutelsbacher Konsens” (The Beutelsbach Consensus)                         by Edward Eggleston   Introduction. Translation of “Der Beutelsbacher Konsens”. An educational design from “Konsens” premises. German text: “Der Beutelsbacher Konsens”. Introduction. “The political-cultural founding of the Federal Republic of Germany succeeded; yet only…

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WSJ Interview: Harold Bloom, Falstaff, and the Humanities

  Harold Bloom: The Yale scholar on Falstaff and ‘the death of humanistic studies’. From Weekend Confidential, by Alexandra Wolfe. Print: WSJ April 8-9, 2017, p.C17, vol. CCLXIX, no. 81. Online: www.wsj.com/articles/harold-blooms-critical-thinking-1491582477 Comments on the interview: Clearly, this WSJ interview is another warning of the decline of the humanities. For 50 years, Professor Bloom has…

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Very brief comments on a very large idea

“Do not go gentle into that good night” – Dylan Thomas     The following translated paragraph is drawn from “The Necessary Place of the Humanities in Modern Culture – An Introduction to the Current Debate” by Jörg-Dieter Gauger and Günther Rüther. It is followed by brief comments and the original German text. Cultural Education…

Books on: iPad

Explore what you can do on the iPad.  Learn the basics with the titles highlighted below: The ultimate iPad : your digital life at your fingertips / James Floyd Kelly. Use Your iPad to Simplify, De-Clutter, Improve, and De-Stress Your Life! Your iPad. You already know it s fun. But did you know it can save…

In support of balanced education and citizenship: An article series. No. 2.

In support of balanced education and citizenship: An article series. No. 2.

  (Article No. 2) Remarks on the influence of materialism.     by Edward Eggleston “No farmer is more slave to his plow, than a gentleman following the clock of fashion”.     — W.H. Auden, “The Rake’s Progress” … And so we express our “freedom”: by an increasing economic servitude. A few prefatory comments…