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66Light Reading at the DMV
by William F. Torpey
Believe it or not, a visit to your local Department of Motor Vehicles can be quite educational. It was for me. I recommend it to everyone. The next time you visit the DMV to have your license or registration renewed, take a good look around. published 5 months ago
62Let's Give the Poor a Break
by William F. Torpey
The rich and middle class are always blaming everything on the poor. They get away with it because the poor have no one to speak in their behalf; they have no lobby, no money for advertising campaigns, no newspapers or magazines to take their point of view, no influence with politicians. published 8 months ago
61Educate Parents, Not Kids
by William F. Torpey
Before we entered the "modern" age, it was not uncommon to differentiate between education and job training and propaganda. Today, it seems, people (and specifically educators and government officials) consider these three things to be virtually the same. published 8 months ago
61Those Lessons They Never Taught Us in School
by William F. Torpey
This story relates how a big brother who didn't make it to high school or collegen -- through his own innate common sense -- taught me, his little brother, who graduated from high school and college, more than any teacher or professor. published 10 months ago
57Reaching for the Stars
by William F. Torpey
Perhaps the noblest goal for anyone to pursue is simply to attain an education. Few may argue with that simple statement, but, perhaps, few would see the goal in the same light. We are all constrained by the need to make a living, but we can still reach for the stars. published 11 months ago
56Educators Heading the Wrong Way
by William F. Torpey
It's the first thing you hear whenever children get into trouble: Where are the parents? Of course, parents are responsible, but the real problem is that America's school systems have not kept up with the changing nature of our economy, nor with social advances. published 4 months ago
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