Author: Jason Free

As amazing as it is to shut down I-95, we know this act will equate to a faint blip in terms of making change because it will not be sustained. “Holding the line” is EXCACTLY what is needed in our country. Our interstates should be at a standstill. Our downtowns should be paralyzed due to large crowds of protestors. Our schools should have no classes in session. Everything should be forced to stop so that we can stop ignoring the hard conversations...

This case study of poor communication and avoidance between powerholders and protesters is being repeated again and again, all over our country, in the streets, and on our campuses. Those who possess the power are impatiently waiting for protesters to get over themselves, tire themselves out as if they are kids kicking and screaming on the floor of Walmart because they aren’t getting a new, shiny toy they want. The problem(s) with this 20th century mindset is that...

You can say there are many holes in the un-schooling approach, but we don’t see anyone getting bullied or shot. There’s no warehousing of kids. There’s no artificial pressure to learn due to standardized testing. There’s no generational debt. Hippie dippy is far from perfection, but it’s miles away from the hellscapes we’ve created in our schools.

The payment model, before COVID, for higher education was a complete joke. Today, the model is tantamount to extortion. The pay-for-performance model in use within healthcare must be considered as administrators plan for the remains of the 21st century. If I can’t get a job, my school owes me money (probably incentivize the hell out of the school to help me get a job, huh?) If I can’t keep a job, my school owes me money (my school should offer me free...