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A Note On School

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You know how it sort of seemed like all the stuff you learned in school you learned between classes?

The Road Ahead Goes Both Ways

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Once I said to Charlie, who knows far more about everything than I do about anything: the road ahead goes nboth ways.

He said: I have no idea what that means.

Me neither, I realized, not that it mattered at the time because Charlie and I were sharing a meal and a beer.…

Dear Harvard,

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Dear Harvard,

As you often like to imply, you are #1. Congrats.

But this means, as you know, that beyond the thousands of kids who apply to Harvard and do not get in are tens of thousands who do not apply (but might) as well as millions who barely know what the Ivy League is but attend schools that mold themselves to serve your funnel, a funnel shaped by your admissions office which itself shapes kids.

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At Bruno’s

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After a few minutes talking about flavor and a hushed part of the conversation to inform him that her husband puts milk in his coffee, the woman asks Bruno his favorite variety. And almost as quickly, looking up at the rows of curated bags of beans, she recognizes her mistake, laughing; “Of course. …

Being There Together Is Enough

The Up and Down of It

The Up ad Down of It is that it must be o.k. for being there together to be enough.…

Everything, Almost

Everything Is Everything . . . Almost

You do not have to be good. Really. Just announce your place in the family of things. That’s harsh and exciting enough.

The chronology that matters is the one that lasts forever or almost, the idea that a place of commerce and learning can convene with the purpose of survival and decency and engagement rather than with the desperate need for growth and efficiency and dominance.…

A Lesson

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When I was young my father took me to the speech of an important somebody-or-other.

As Mr. Well-Known approached the lectern dad leaned over to whisper: “Now just watch, the first word out of his mouth will be ‘I.'”

Do you think, pulling the microphone towards himself, grabbing the time and space as his, and living up to my father’s prediction, this big-shot began: “I want to speak to you here today .…

City As Classroom

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To use a city as a classroom and workshop is to do more than take advantage of urban cultural offerings or contribute to a community project, it is to find active ways to partner with small businesses.

If you spend time in a healthy small business you learn about trust and hierarchy built on understanding and getting it done rather than on certificates and degrees.…

You Do Not Have To Be Good

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You do not have to be good.

Start there.

Really? Isn’t all of school and life about being good?

No.

Besides, the poem does not say it is bad to be good or that you should not try to be good, it only says you do not HAVE to be good.

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Questions of School Building

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Do you think a department of Shakespeare and Business might be a cool thing to create? How about a course in Biking and Love? Is Anonymous Giving a discipline of study?

If you were charged with creating a program meant to help the world, that is fun for those involved, and more than a little cool, what would you do? …

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