If you need to understand Walden to teach it, to write an essay about it, or to achieve a personal goal or value, you should study Walden: A Fluid Text Edition. It shows all the editions and editorial changes Walden went through from initial notes to final published draft. The Website says: In the 1960s, […]
Read MoreAvoid Quarrels
Grammar is a critical aspect of effective communication with ourselves, with those we love, with coworkers, and with people in general. We need to know some basics to let others know what we think, to avoid quarrels and angry disputes, and to get along. So I recommend you learn what you need so you can […]
Read MoreMove Well, Move Much
If you workout In a gym, sweet. Gyms have some benefits. But have you had any complex movement today? if not, up your game and add it into the mix. We are not being fully human and realizing our full human potential without it. And that’s what we’re after, right? Live it up.
Read MoreJust Sleep
Good stuff. Give it a listen. Sleep is a necessity for even basic function, never mind optimal function. It is neither optional nor dispensable. (And I’m only 40 minutes in. I have 1 hour 20 minutes to go.) Note: it’s Joe, so it contains cursing. The Joe Rogan Experience – Sleep Expert and Neuroscientist Dr. […]
Read MoreEducation Is About Thinking For Life
Dr. Montessori was a great educator: she taught her students, as much as she was able, to be objective, scientific, life-loving, independent thinkers. That’s what teachers should do. They should not merely teach to a test — which is not education, but faking it.
Read MoreEvaluating Teachers/tutors
It’s not about what a teacher has done; it’s about what their students can do. It’s not about a teacher’s credentials; it’s about their students’ achievements and lives. But to make them the best they can be, you gotta be the best you can be.
Read MoreBiology Books
If you are interested, here are most of the books I’ve read/listened to on biology and related topics. They are important, because only in biology do we learn what it is to be human — we are rational animals, after all; animals that evolved in nature through millions of years of adaptation. Most of the […]
Read MoreBalance Is Basic
Balance matters: daily life, football, golf, baseball, old age, police work, EMS work, athletics, and more. I can help — with a smart training program. If you, or someone you know, want some training, to be the best you can be, to aim to achieve optimal cognition and fitness, call/text me: 281-770-2276 or email: michaelgold@goldams.com. […]
Read MoreForaging Cook Book
On the Spring Creek Greenway’s Website is a book called Wild Stuff by Carmine Stahl, who they say was co-author of Trees of Texas, [and] has led a colorful and varied life – in turn a wartime meteorologist in the U.S. Army, a Methodist minister, a leader of nature camps for underprivileged youth, a college […]
Read MoreMidterms Advice
Midterms are coming up! Here is some advice in those hard, stressful times. He says “son,” but, of course, this apples to men and women and all Homo sapiens alike. Saying “son or daughter or male or female or ….” in the song would really through the rhythm off. And they need to rhyme “son” […]
Read More