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Revolution Documentary vs. Classroom U.S. History
In a posted review of Ken Burns’ Revolution documentary, the author expressed how disappointed he was in his high school history class. His reasoning was if Ken Burns could make this so interesting and enlightening, why couldn't school?
I could write my next book just answering that question.
williamharman43
Dec 6, 20255 min read
Winning?
Here’s something Trump said last week: “We won World War II, we won World War I, we won everything before that and in between…”. He went...
williamharman43
Sep 7, 20257 min read
Our True Power is Soft
Current events are providing some vital learning moments about how power really works in the world and how it does not. Scholars in political science, economics, and game theory will have a lot to work with in the coming years based upon what is happening now. Most of us are not scholars in any of those fields, so cannot claim to provide explanations which resolve into coherent theories. This should not prevent any of us from expressing our understanding to the best of our
williamharman43
Jun 14, 20257 min read
Why Shorin-Ryu?
Serendipity is the main reason for most people’s choice of style, no matter how they rationalize it later. I started my classical...
williamharman43
Mar 20, 20255 min read
Why Karate?
Even with all of the McDonalds martial arts available out there (that are to martial arts what McDonalds is to real food) eliminated from...
williamharman43
Mar 20, 20253 min read
For Love or Money
I know an excellent karate instructor who has developed a theory about the relation of money to karate. He has determined that he will...
williamharman43
Mar 20, 20256 min read
At the Edge of Atman (2014)
For fifteen years of training and practice I have felt little beyond mechanical improvement, and given constant reminders to myself:...
williamharman43
Mar 20, 20253 min read
Why Classical Martial Arts?
There are, in our country, martial arts from just about every place in the world, taught in a bewildering variety of ways. They include...
williamharman43
Mar 20, 20255 min read
For Teacher Candidates: Defining Our Central Terms
What is a teacher? Is it the same as an instructor or a trainer? I believe these terms are not synonymous. An instructor or a trainer...
williamharman43
Mar 20, 20259 min read
The End is Nigh
The primacy of the individual, the great accomplishment of Western thought, is almost over. If we look at Eastern thought, the interest...
williamharman43
Mar 20, 20253 min read
A Letter to the Editor of the New Yorker: Response to Emma Green's article, "Old School"
(Ms. Green’s article about the Classical School Movement) Dear Editor: It makes me glad that we get articles exploring what is going...
williamharman43
Mar 20, 20253 min read
Early 21st Century, U.S. Rationality
{We are in a courtroom – judge, jury, prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, defendant, bailiff, a few people in the gallery.} Judge –...
williamharman43
Mar 20, 20255 min read
The Way for Democrats to Win: Do What We Believe
Wm. Gregory Harman Politico, admittedly a Left-leaning source, reported in early March...
williamharman43
Mar 17, 20257 min read
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