Schooling Around You

             Here I write with our public schools in mind, but the writing may also apply to most learning opportunities in the republic and to the culture we pass on to the children, youth, and all of us.

            For example each citizen of the republic has some direct responsibility for the schooling the of the children and youth around us. Such schooling benefits each as well as those being schooled. The better that schooling the better the benefits for all of us. To fulfill that responsibility we need to maintain among us a useful understanding of our citizenship, an up to date concept of the doings of  a republic, and a knowledge of the kinds of schooling we want to share among us. 

            Among some of us the word ''schooling" is becoming a "bad word" much as the word "politics" has. A politic is a way of governance. It is up to us to choose the best ways for our governance. We can choose very bad politics, but that does not make politics bad. We can choose very good governance, very good ways of taking care of ourselves, we can each politic we choose an excellent one. Schooling is much like that. Schooling has meant imparting the best ways of doing life that we know. There exists bad schooling but that does not make schooling bad. We have the power of choosing good schooling, and better schooling, and to aim to have the best schooling we can.

            Much good schooling has been done in homes, by parents, grandparents,

siblings, friends, and neighbors. Still some schooling is best done by experts we choose.

            Where we are citizens of a republic we have responsibility for much of what our children and you learn and that which we ourselves learn. And we and the those who come after us certainly benefit from that learning. In our republic each and every one of us has some responsibility for the learning of our children and youth. Paying taxes does not fulfill that responsibility, seeing how those funds are used might. You and I and our fellow citizens have responsibility for the quality of our future citizens. The quality of our citizenship and the quality of our lives depends much on our learning. That learning can be strongly supported by the schooling available to us. We are many so the doing of our schooling need not be burdensome. We may accept the benefits of the schooling around us with pride.

                When we are parents of children and adolescents we often become more aware that our responsibility for their education is more than legal and moral. It is vital for the quality of our culture. It affects the very survival of our culture and species. We often become more aware that we are all responsible for the improvement and maintenance of our society and culture. When the people of that society and culture do not fulfill that responsibility, God help us. A society or culture can die. Some times that death can come quickly. Let's remember that we are the ones to see that the best of our culture is passed on to our offspring and the carriers of our culture.

                We know that culture is more than something found in a museum. Our culture is all that we are not born with. It is all that we experience, learn, understand, remember, and more. We also know that our common culture is all that makes us a people.

                There is a world of practical doings to consider. One of these is assuring that we have competent and appropriate observers of our schools report to us. We must find, train, and keep eyes on observers whom can be well trusted by us and who deal well school officials. And, also who do not interfere with the instruccion they observe. We must also observe school administration. Then we need to support those who help us to interpret the information gathered and then to report our findings.There is plenty for active citizens to do, but we are many and help is available. If we need a boss, we can choose her.

                We can help teachers to obtain that which they need to do their job. That help could include helpful ongoing education for them, small enough class sizes, helpers for them and their students, appropriate help and support from parents and others. what happens and what is done in our schools is up to us and we could use ongoing education for ourselves. It is great that there are so many of us.

                It is up to us together to decide how we want our schools to be. We need to have their purpose well in mind. We may have to school ourselves in that sort of decision making. We do not want to be the responsible many, but want to be smart too. How do you want that particular school near you to be? What is it important for the students their to learn. We may decide how we want the lives of our children, our youth, and ourselves to be, what we want to learn, and what we need to learn. Perhaps there is more to learn about learning to learn! 

                We need  to show up for our governance of our education and that of our children. 

                There is little that we have to do on our own. Our common governance needs to be handled by us together or we may end up in a very unpleasant place in deed.

                We need to show up for the decisions as to what our youth and children are to taught and how that teaching is to be done. We do not have to do this alone. In reality it It may have to be done together. Of course when it is for us it is best done with our participation. We are free to consult with our teachers, our neighbors, our youth, and the best experts available, but we need to show up.

                                                                                            RCS

    

            

Citizenship and Governance

  A Consideration of Definitions and Meanings

                     You may have noticed that I am attracted to phrases like active democracy and active citizenship.

                    We seem to be pretty much on the same page as to the meaning of  "active" which includes concepts like: "capable of functioning," "causing movement or change," "participating," and like that, right? And also we have in common the idea that the U.S. has been and pretty much is a republic. A republic being a situation being  in which representatives and leaders are directly chosen by citizens and have their position at the will of the citizenry. No situation being static. The originators of republics did not what theocracies, dictatorships, kingdoms or even oligarchies. 

                    Many considered a republic to be an important step toward democracy. Democracy being a situation in which a growing percent of citizens were practicing governance. More people were learning to participate in their own government as mature adults. Republicanism and democracy seem excellent ideas for solid, stable, just modes of governance. Both call for ongoing learning and practice.

            So, citizenship is about the doings of citizens which is the practice of their own governance. Citizens are persons learning to take care of themselves and take care of their own governance. I imagine that we agree that the base meaning of democracy is governance by the people. A republic is much like that, the people being responsible for their government, but being a bit less active. Both democracy and republicanism are active processes. In both the job of governing is done in a lively way and a bit more so in a democracy.

                Where the people of either a republic or democracy lack practice, their government may fail.

                More can be said about governance. Most of use know a great deal about self government and much of it can be taking care of by ourselves. However, when our neighbors are throwing garbage in our street leading to the sickness of our children we know that some cooperation is in order. We could perhaps burn down the houses of  our offending neighbors but we realize that could lead to more problems. So, we have learned a great deal about co-operation. That co-operation is how we govern ourselves. We get our food and water in that way. When we refuse to take some responsibility for our mutual food, water, and garbage, we are likely to get worse food and water, and worse treatment of garbage. So, we have learned to practice cooperative governance for our benefit and that of our neighbors. Sometimes some of use forget that co-operation is a ongoing process.

                Even in our own families co-operation is not a one time affair, but an ongoing cooperation. We come to maintain accords with our families and neighbors, we often come to develop certain norms  and come to know that they must be practiced to be maintained. Cooperative practice usually takes communication. So, communication, practice, and co-operation are all part of governance and government.

                You may have discovered that a motor may spin out of control so people install a governor on it which slows it down or stops it. People have learned to put a governor on themselves, but have learned that some kind of governors are more likely to act up and get out of control and have learned that a drunken king is more likely to spin out of control than are the citizens of a republic.

                Governance can be seen as a kind of taking care of. We tend to get better care when we take some responsibility for that care. So, it is my hope that we will practice a governance of ourselves, our families, our town, our team, our county, and more. I believe there are plenty of use to do this without anyone feeling overloaded.

                Let me write more about citizenship. Most of us have been citizens and so know something about citizenship. Some tend to think of it as a set of rights, without thinking of the ongoing maintenance that those rights require. Citizenship is the practice of the skills of governance in of  a state as a recognized member or citizen of that state. Active citizenship is the practice and using those skills in a lively and active manner. Citizenship is usually a legal position having a set of rules and laws agreed on to regulate citizen behavior. In republics and democracies the rules and laws are made by the people. The laws and rules are usually not burdensome. However, in citizenship there are usually duties and rights which may be claimed by citizens. At time those claims may prove a burden. However, not claiming them often proves troublesome. Not claiming duties and rights can cause many personal and social losses. Not claiming ones duties and rights can cause the loss of rights, citizenship,liberty, duties, happiness, state, home, and life; not just one's own. but als one's family, friends, fellow citizens, happiness. The losses are likely to extend to those who may have been able to enjoy your state in years to come. When not so very many of us fail to claim and practice our rights and duties our state moves toward failure. The first deady step toward such failure is often the failure of dialogue about our cooperation. The first step in that dialogue is listening for understanding and meaning.

                    In perhaps all republics it is legal for a citizen to "lobby" other citizens. 'Lobby" is not a legal term. It's a good word, but it is very seldomly used in a legal documents, contracts, or courts. In definition, it could be the practice of doing what one can to persuade others, as might a teacher, preacher, propagandist, or other. However, it is more often used in persuading citizens or their representatives in legal or political situations to act in a way congenial to your purposes. Perhaps in routing traffic to avoid a school to prevent children from being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in front of their school. Lobbying is much like milk, it can be good, bad, sour, sweet, etc. So there is honorable lobbying, but it is not always so. It is a word much used in modern politics.   

                    Lobbying can be a sort of encouragement. For example you could try to persuade fellow citizens to organize to help each other to practice teaching each one another about governance, citizenship, and organizing. Seems like a lot.  Trying to get your high school, school board to open a night school with that topic could be a case of lobbying. 

                    

                    There is a lack of knowledge about politics among us. It is the way we have come to work out our without violence or bloodshed. Some have come to think of  "politics" as a bad word and that it is not useful. The way we practice it is not great, but it is a lot better then killing one another. It would be better if we listened better for the other guys meanings, practiced more dialogue, and became a bit more active in our own governance it could be a lot better. Politics is much like milk is to many of us. It can be sweet and it can be sour, and it can become a bit cheesy. We just learn how to use it. Politics is a name of a way for a way we co-operate to govern ourselves. Like any job or duty, it can be done, poorly. or worse. 

Check online or your in or in your dictionary for the definition of politics. Pick out the best of what you find and you will come close to the way I usually use the word. In fact you can check out all the words like citizenship, government, republic, democracy, and others. Pick out the best of each and go for it.

Using our knowledge:

                  Anyway, I would be proud and pleased to be lobbied to be lobbied to be part of a group group dedicated to helping on another to learn the nature of and doing of politics, governance, democracy, republicanism, and citizenship. And also to learn about being a useful citizen of my neighborhood, city, town, county, state, or nation. It seems good to learn how to take care of our polity together.

                    As an American, as a citizen of the United States, I would like to learn with others about our Constitution including an up-to-date understanding of it's amendments.  And more importantly, how to use it in governance, democratically as a good citizen. Recently I have been mostly been thinking about being an effective citizen at the national level. However, it seems to make more sense to learn how a democratic republic is worked at the town or county level, or even at the neighborhood level in a city, or at  a school-board level, or in a number of ways closer to home. I believe one could learn to me more active at both a state or national level and at a local level and do so effectively with some satisfaction. By showing up at party meetings of  say the Green, Republican, or Democrat party, one might be able to learn more about local and national governance almost at the same time. Just a meeting of 3 or 4 or 7 or 11 of persons near me to consider how to better use our Constitution to govern ourselves could be instructive fun.

                    These days I find myself much less interested in candidates and parties and more interested in bills, issues, laws, and the workings of getting good important doings done and maintained. So, I could say my interests is more in platforms, planks and happy and proud citizens. I would also be pleased to have good orientations, good goals, and good successes. I find that the 20 or so national parties in the US still have and publish platforms and planks. With the US citizens reading here I would like to look over and consider some of those planks and discover the ones which of them are most liked and important among us. At the moment, planks with plans to promote citizen participation and education in democratic governance seems interesting to me. 

                    There are times when we feel that we can use all the help we can get. That be true or not. But there are times when help is very welcome and perhaps vital. Much of the time we need very little help and often that is all we get. However, there is much we could teach one another and doing that teaching could be very helpful. I think that it is possible to make time to be helped. It could be a pleasure to learn from an other or to teach an other. For example as we taught each other, we might learn more effective ways to support our better Representatives to work more effectively for our own good, the good of the country. With practice in doing this together even when our "goods" were not exactly the same, we could give impatice to happenings good for one another, our children and youth and for the state of our land in general. We can learn and practice as we will.

Practicing our knowledge

                We can learn a lot about our mutual governance and we can help each other to practice that which we learn. I have voted, demonstrated, read the newspaper, listened to news and watched it on TV. I use my computer to learn, gather information, and communicate. I have participated in campaigns and have attended political meetings a little. I have been teaching myself about self governance, active citizenship, and active democracy. I believe that I could make more progress in a group and enjoy it. I think that members of such a group can learn more, do more, and find more satisfaction than they can by only learning and doing as individuals.

                I sure don't want todo governance until I drop. I believe that there are ways to do enough without doing what feels like too much. One way to do that is to eliminate that which interests us least. I am now less interested in parties and candidates and am more interested in issues and planks. We are free and can portion our time as we will. Governance and politics entail more than candidates and parties; so, I can still be interested in politics when I want to. I can even try to help a candidate whom I believe can successfully move forward an issue important to me.

Show up

                An important part of citizenship, and of much else, is showing up. You can find opportunities to show up. Many find voting such an opportunity others find public demonstrations a welcome opportunity. The learning about issues important to one and sharing that learning with others is a opportunity for some to show up. Others find their opportunity in co-operating in the resolution and implementation of an issue. Others find theirs at a school board meeting or city council meeting. There are many ways to co-operate to keep, for example, your town, or your nation operating well. 

                To do anything well there is usually some learning to do. Practice is a great aid to learning. There is a limited amount that an individual can or wants to do. Nearly everyone has some ability to co-operate. Others have the ability to listen carefully. Some have said that one way not to spread oneself too thin is to think globally and to act locally. This sounds good and has helped some. Most of us can show up and listen and perhaps co-operate.

                We can show up and listen with the purpose of understanding. We could show where others are doing active citizenship democratically. Personally I find that listening at a school board meeting is more interesting than hanging out at my polling place. Thank goodness that we do not all have the same likes and dislikes.

                Some find city council meetings more interesting. Finding out where a given councilman likes to see city funds spent might interest me for a whole meeting. Political party meetings could be a place worth showing up at. One might find Green Party meetings where things are getting done is of interest. Listening to people where they are co-operating to act on an important social issue could interest another.

                Listening does not interest anyone forever, but it is often best to listen and understand enough to keep one's foot out of one's mouth before speaking much. So, it is best to listen a bit to see how active citizenship is being practiced in a given situation. By listening you can come to  better understand how active citizenship is practiced there and how the issue is understood.

Co-operation:

                We know something about co-operation and co-operating. Co-operating is a lot. It is an important and useful early and ongoing activity. It is important for citizenship, organization, and governance. It is a step toward well practiced governance. It is important to co-operate with one another and it is also beneficial to be aware of co-operating with our learning process. We can have some fun with awareness of this learning process it can keep us from being bored by believing that we know everything or even enough. To be effective active citizens we keep our co-operation skills in good shape. Remember one skill and practice is showing up.

                Perhaps we are setting ourselves, here and now, on the road to developing darn good governance skills. Perhaps our co-operation skills are developing into citizenship skills, which can lead us to active democracy and even real governance of the people, by the people, and for the people.

                I suspect that these interesting skills have begun to consider can lead to valuable and interesting side effects. Perhaps some of us can even upgrade some some individual self care skills which some believe are part associated with political self governance. We can also upgrade our communication skills, especially the oral communication skills of groups.

                So, practicing care of ourselves individually and as part of a polity is important to good citizens and to good citizenship. And, we often find that taking part in democratic conversation group is a practical and fun practice.

                We could even begin to consider how to increase our understanding of the nature of self governance as a form of taking care of our selves individually, politically, socially, publically, nationally, and more. Some consider accepting such responsibility a pleasing honor. We can learn much from one another and each other. It is well done with showing-up and co-operating. There is a big variety of useful, interesting and fun doings and happenings which come with increased understanding the sharing of care. That includes the process of governance, especially when done with active citizenship and democracy.

Active:

                It's about doing. Some citizens want to better understand the intentions and practices of their presten government, be it town or national. Some consider how to do that. Consideration is good and almost active. When  your consideration leads you to a town council meeting you are active. Others want to understand the gathering and sharing of information which is of value to fellow citizens. Attending a meeting of active citizens can be considered a purposeful doing of an active citizen. Your doings your activities are up to you. Some get active organizing meetings or gatherings. Some find planks or issues which feel important and they find a way to support that plank or issue. Some look at alternatives to self governance and bring their findings to others. Others do what they can to bring a bit more active democracy to public meetings. Some find it satisfying and easy to get active in party politics.

                Just sharing some info here can count as active. Tell what you find out about real active democracy doings or the doings of active citizens, including yourself.

                This essay or post is different from many of my posts in that it is both longer than many and more chatty than most. I hope it includes values for you.

                Healthy citizenship.

                Thank you for reading!

                                                                                                        RCS

         

        

A Few Quotes: Por algo Sera.

                A lot depends upon how one interprets them

                "The philosophy in the classroom today is the philosophy of the government "  by Norman Williams

I am not sure this is true. I believe that parents and citizens are responsible for their schools and that which is taught in the classroom. When they abdicate that responsibility Children and youth begin to suffer. They note promptly that something is not right in school or classroom. They usually do not like it, but usually figure "that's just the way things are, and go through the motions as best as they can. Later many of them figure "there is a reason for this" and the begin to consider the nature of the reason for the way things are. Is it teacher? Student? Those above teachers? Above students? Just who is responsible for the way our public schools are?

"The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world."

by George Orwell

I think that our concepts of honesty, experience, and good evidence could take up a lot of slake. I Orwell meant by ''the world," people. Things like truth fade out of people. I bet there is a reason for that.

"The public will believe anything so long as it is not founded on truth."

By Edith Sitwell

This seems an exaggeration and not quite true. It seems that most of our public is educated in our public education systems. It seems that the public is made up of the ones responsible of our public education systems. What happens when they fail to honor their responsibility. We may believe lies or falsehoods, but that is usually not a favorite doing of ours.

"Ours is the only country deliberately founded on a good idea"

That is republicanism and democracy and the idea that governance is in the hands of the citizens and is their responsibility. When they do not uphold that responsibility the fall into ignorance. What was the reasons for your parent's and your grandparent's reason for the way they governed. What was their understanding of republicanism? democracy? What was the reason for their way of governance? A republic was not to be governed by a small elite, nor by a church. A democracy was the abundant participation of the people in their own governance. The more people the better. The people have usually been considered to be citizens of the state. It was considered by many that the governance practiced be the people was better than rule by a king, most of the time. 

by John Gunther

            What do you think? Who is responsible for you and yours? Who is responsible for your neighborhood? Your health? Your organization. Your county? Your co-operation? Your education? 

                                                                                                    rcs 

Universiry of California at Berkeley

Governance With RCS including: Californians, people, citizens, governing, education, university, Land Grant College

 

                It appears that most Californians no longer think of the University of California as our university.  If that is the fact, I am sure that there is a very good reason for them to think so.

                Californians now, it seems, think so little of their university that the now give it very little support emotionally, intellectually, or financially. For the first time in the history of the University, private philanthropy contributes more to it than do the people of the State.  I am grateful that such help is available. However, I also see it as another case of giving to the 1% that which once belonged to the people.

                Once, our plan for the University was that it not only be an engine that fueled the economic prosperity of California, but also an institution that developed citizens capable of governing the State and to help govern the Nation.

                Where we once were willing to pay for for the education of  students who were able to govern as well as to produce wealth, we are now putting our governance into the hands of those few parents who can afford to pay for a great education for for their offspring now and to those certain powerful organized private parties with a great accumulation of wealth.   

                What is the status of U of C at B as a Land Grant college?

I love suggestions, comments, and interesting information.

 

 

                                                                RCS

 

There Are Still Some Little "d" democrats: Why the little "d"?

 There Are Still Some Real democrats: Why the little "d" in democrats?

In the distant past there were democrats. In the recent past there were some democrats. And, there are still some democrats. A democrat might be thought of as one who believes in our ability to learn and to do. I know little about what those who call themselves democrats are doing now. I do have a sharp memory for much of that which democrats have done in the past.

I hope you understand that I am not using the word “democrat” to refer to a member of a political party, but rather to one who holds a certain philosophical position. A Democrat can be a democrat, but she doesn’t have to.

Democrats have tended to promote certain doings. Those doings have tended to be definitive of their beliefs.

Democrats have promoted:

~ improved communications within political organizations and among them.

~ enhancement and protection of democracy among us.

~ the study of legislation affecting democracy.

~ vigorous ongoing education about the use and doing of democracy.

~ development of widespread leadership rather than super-leaders.

~ enhanced education for participation in government.

~ cooperative self-governance.

~ willingness to thoughtfully and promptly change a bad law for the better.

~ strong respect for the law.

~exclusivity and diversity in public life.

~ cooperation within and among groups.

~ knowledge of the history of democracy, including its limitations and advantages.

~ respect for the varieties of democracy around the world.

~ our Constitution at its Bill or Rights.

~ loving care for each and every child.

~ respect and honor for the individual, the family, and the neighborhood.

~ more nearly equal opportunity for access to healthcare for each person.

~ strong support and oversight for our public health systems.

~respect and support for the position of minorities.

~ the practice of better dialogue.

~ wide, ongoing educational opportunities for all.

~ honesty.

This list can be greatly improved. However, there is already enough here to suggests planks for the platform of a present political party or candidate, or, a new party and candidates.

by Richard Sheehan

 

Little "d" democrats

Governance With RCS: Democrwatic tendencys in the not so distant past in the good old US of A.    

                   In the distant past there were democrats. There were democrats in the recent past. There are still some democrats. A democrat might be thought of as a person who believes in people and in their ability to learn and do. I know little about what democrats are doing at the moment. I do have a sharp memory of that which some democrats did in my lifetime.  

                Democrats have tended to promote certain doings. Some of  those doings tended to be definitive of their beliefs.

Democrats have promoted:

~ enhancement and protection of democracy among us.
~ the study of legislation affecting democracy.
~ vigorous ongoing education about the use and doing of democracy.
~ improved communication among political parties and within them.
~ development of widespread leadership rather than super leaders.
~ enhanced education for participation in governance.
~ cooperative self-governance.
~ willingness to thoughtfully and promptly change a bad law for the better.
~ strong respect for our laws.
~ inclusivity  and diversity in public life.
~ cooperation within and among groups.
~ knowledge of the history of democracy including it's  limitations and advantages.
~ respect for the varieties of democracy around the world.
~ our Constitution and it's Bill of Rights.
~ our national Bill of Rights.
~ loving care of each and every child.
~ respect and honor for the individual, the family, and the neighborhood.
~ more nearly equal opportunity for access to healthcare for each person.
~ strong support for public health.
~ respect for and support of the position of minorities.
~ wide, ongoing educational opportunities for all.

                The above could suggest planks for the platform of a present party or candidate.


                                                                                  by Richard Sheehan

Little "d" democrat

                In the distant past there were democrats. There were democrats in the recent past. There are still some democrats. A democrat might be thought of as a person who believes in people and in their ability to learn and do. I know little about what democrats are doing at the moment. I do have a sharp memory of that which some democrats did in my lifetime.  

                Democrats have tended to promote certain doings. Some of  those doings tended to be definitive of their beliefs.

Democrats have promoted:

~ enhancement and protection of democracy among us. 

~ the study of legislation affecting democracy.

~ vigorous ongoing education about the use and doing of democracy.
~ improved communication among political parties and within them.
~ development of widespread leadership rather than super leaders.
~ enhanced education for participation in governance.
~ cooperative self-governance.
~ willingness to thoughtfully and promptly change a bad law for the better.
~ strong respect for our laws.
~ inclusivity  and diversity in public life.
~ cooperation within and among groups.
~ knowledge of the history of democracy including it's  limitations and advantages.
~ respect for the varieties of democracy around the world.
~ our Constitution and it's Bill of Rights.
~ our national Bill of Rights.
~ loving care of each and every child.
~ respect and honor for the individual, the family, and the neighborhood.
~ more nearly equal opportunity for access to healthcare for each person.
~ strong support for public health.
~ respect for and support of the position of minorities.
~wide, ongoing educational opportunities for all.

                The above could suggest planks for the platform of a present party or candidate.

 

 

                                by Richard Sheehan = RCS

What's to Like in an Organization

Governance With RCS organization: Organization creates the power to do. Our co-operating begins that power

 

 

                Organization increases our power enormously. We know that our organization can informs us and educates us well.

                We are capable of forgetting the pleasures and satisfactions of organization. I expect the pleasures and satisfactions I am recalling just now will not be the same as yours. Even so, among mine you may find one or two of yours.

                I have an interest in ad hoc organizations and those of longer term. Below are are many of my personal likes, of the moment, in organizations. Among mine you may find one or two of your own.

An organization which attracts me often has:

~ members who feel connected, involved, and respected.

~ the motive of helping me an others to thrive.

~ a clear understanding of costs an benefits.

~ members who promote widespread participation and responsibility.

~ members who embrace reality and who are willing to approach the truth.

~ members who value honesty and justice.

~ a mission I find valuable and pleasing.

~ plenty of talk in which all participate.

An organization which pleases me is one which:

~ which keeps me in the information loop.

~ most members feel well connected with leadership.

~ makes very clear who pays how much and who gets what.

~ moves in the direction of democracy.

~ tends to be inclusive.

~ tends to safeguard that which I value.

~ includes those who study and promote actions good for me and others.

~ advocates and protects people and processes important to me.

~ promotes dialogue which leads to appropriate action.

I find an organization congenial when it includes:

~ teaching the process of organizing.

~ the process of advocating and protecting me.

~ objectives very like my own.

                I am interested in hearing of your likes and values in organizations. I hope to live long enough to post in related topics, such as dialogue skills. Also I expect to post more on organizing and organizations here.

                Right now and just below were it says "comments," note a like of your own or question me on one of mine. It is easy to do so anonymously if you so wish.

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