Liberal Arts

Hey folks! Picture this: a wide-eyed science enthusiast with dreams of conquering the cosmos, who, at every family gathering, confidently declared his ambition to become a space scientist. Yep, that was me. But life had its own plans, and despite my KVPY failures and dreams of renowned research colleges, the…

The liberal arts serve as an antidote to the disassociation that comes from the prevalence of technology in our lives. — This blog is in response to a December 13, 2018 article in the Atlantic entitled The Liberal Arts May Not Survive the 21st Century. I realize this was published some time ago, but the same critique is still prevalent, so my response is still relevant as well. …

The liberal arts, can they flourish again? Can they, once education’s foundation, though in recent decades they disappeared into a silicon and metal cocoon, emerge and take flight into the age of Ai? “To be or not to be,” will WE ask that question? Will our young discover that ‘an…

Top 10 Liberal Arts Colleges (rebellionresearch.com)

What is a good Education? Shohei Otani answered at World Baseball Classic — Coaching from Sub-Zero for post-pandemic / Session 3, Spring 2023 (6th April 2023) Cherry Blossom in Japan is now full of its bloom and Inbound traffic for the Easter holiday is fully packed now all over Japan; Good for the recovery of the damaged Japanese economy. Every year, we have an excellent invitation from Harvard Business School for Online Challenge and our Nakagawa…

“I want to teach you something that I bet nobody in your house knows.” Diana Smith stands at the head of a cluttered classroom at Washington Latin Public Charter School. The lights are dimmed, and projected on the wall behind is one of the most famous images in European art…

The news from Pakistan is dismal. Yet, I follow it. I can’t help myself even though I often feel like the proverbial bystander who can’t seem to look away. A near identical refrain sounds from the Congo to Myanmar, from Peru to Afghanistan. In far too many of these countries…

Can either be saved? — Originally published via the Politics Through History newsletter (subscribe!). The authority for many people today is Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Tucker Carlson, or [insert your favorite leftist]. Almost nobody reads John Locke’s The Second Treatise of Government to understand the underpinnings of American democracy. …

This week I read a piece called “Writing Isn’t Sexy, But It Can Pay the Bills.” As someone who wants to write after completing my education, it was a little bit discouraging to read. Sure, it's nice to know that writing can pay the bills, but who wants to hear…