Choice Becomes More Clear; Carole P. Kaye for Florida House District 86
Carole Kaye Democrat for House 86copyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.org”I don't really want to stop the show, But I thought that you might like to know,”That the choice becomes clearer. “So let...
View ArticleChoice Becomes More Clear; Florida Election
Carole Penny Kaye Democrat for House 86copyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.org”I don't really want to stop the show, But I thought that you might like to know,”That the choice becomes clearer....
View ArticleGot A New Sheriff, Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren Rap Video- Got A New Sheriffcopyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.orgThere is so much flak for what seems would be a fine Presidential appointment. The nation’s Chief Executive,...
View ArticleProgressives. Meek Greene. Strangers in Strange Place
Campaign '10: Meek v Greene [1st Debate Overview]copyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.orgMore than a month has passed, actually now it has been two. In the third week of June, I heard the song...
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Doctor; Your Diagnosis. My Death
copyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.orgDearest Doctor, I have come to my senses. Days ago, when you offered your diagnosis, I died. No, not literally. Had you done me in, I would not be here...
View ArticleLaborers; Let Us Work For Us
Robert F. Kennedy challenges Gross Domestic Productcopyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.orgOn this, another Labor Day the average American finds him or herself underemployed, and over worked....
View ArticleBP and CEOs Fight the Laws
Kendrick Meek; Blast BP and Corporate Irresponsibilitycopyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.orgWhispers whirled around the White House, on The Hill, within the Department of Justice, and finally...
View ArticleMoney Moves No Minds
Why Teach For America Works - Michelle Rheecopyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.orgIn the Fall, this year and every year, in this nation talk turns to Education. The President of the United...
View ArticleRace To the Top Leaves Children Behind
Collaborative Planningcopyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.orgWhile many muse as a culture we cannot continue “Waiting for Superman” to transform our schools, others expect our Teachers to be...
View ArticleReport of My Death. Et tu, Brute
Meek speaks: reports are 'inaccurate at best'copyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.orgDrama fills the airwaves. The tragic comedy comes to life, or is theatre of the absurd. The curtain rises....
View ArticleBullies; The Mystery
Teaching Tolerancecopyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.orgSince I was a child he hounded me. She stalked me. I was bullied, intimidated, tormented not by a single person, but by a throng of...
View ArticleBullies; The Mystery
Teaching Tolerancecopyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. BeThink.orgSince I was a child he hounded me. She stalked me. I was bullied, intimidated, tormented not by a single person, but by a throng of...
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Humans; Heartbreak, Heartache, and Heart Felt Feelings
copyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgOriginally published, Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 13:24:53 PMCurrently, I am writing for an educational organization....
View ArticleCorporate Sponsors in Schools
Please view Ken Robinson says schools kill creativitycopyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.org“The principle goal of education is to create men who are capable...
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You Are the Gift!
copyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgPerchance, on this the twenty-second commemoration of a lesson learned, it is time to reflect on our first, foremost,...
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Profundity of Peace on Earth
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgThis year, Christmas and New Years Days were days of intense reflection. Perchance, that is true every year and for...
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Shooting Safeguards. A Society Armed
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgOnce again, Americans are up in arms or perchance, better armed and dangerous. Only little more than a week into 2011,...
View ArticleThe Genuine Genius
Malcolm Gladwell and Robert Krulwich at the 92nd Street Ycopyright © 2008. Revised Edition © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgAs educators, parents, and persons who...
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Those Who Can Teach; Life Lessons Learned
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgHe who can, does; he who cannot, teaches~ George Bernard Shaw [Man and Superman, 1903]"A fool's brain digests philosophy...
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Those Who Can Teach; Transformative Teachers
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgIn an earlier essay, Those Who Can Teach; Life Lessons Learned thoughts on the ever-present influence of George Bernard...
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Valentine's Day. Childhood Contentment Canceled
copyright © 2007. 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgValentine's Day is truly my favorite holiday. It always has been. I have heard the complaints. The day is too...
View ArticleParenthood Planned
Representative Jackie Speier (D-CA) In Opposition to the Pence Amendmentcopyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgWhile I have no desire to share my physical age,...
View ArticleThe People Ignored or Ignore?
Obama's Journey: All Aboard!!!!“All aboard?” The conductor cries out. The people, men, women, and children file in. The train fills quickly. Finally, after what are only mere minutes, the engine...
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A Day That Lives In Infamy
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgOn this date, May 2, 2011, my thoughts are with those who lost a loved one in war. Brutal battles cause such harm. Yet,...
View ArticleFace of the Enemy
Faces of the Enemycopyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgToday, Americans walk it back, Belatedly, and too late to bring home American and Allied troops who...
View ArticleAugust To June. Teach Our Children Well
AUGUST TO JUNE Excerpts for "Teach Your Children Well" presentationAugust To June, Empathy And Education; The UnionAs Presented at Temple Beth El, Boca Raton. Community Forum on Education; ”Teach Your...
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Hung. Hung Over. Hung Up. Hung Out To Dry
copyright © 2010 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.org With news of Congressman Anthony Weiner’s indiscretions the word “Hung” has frequently been heard. “Hung Over” too...
View ArticleWhy We Say Save Our Schools
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgI am but one who will stand strong to ensure an equal education for all. All who do or plan to, will express themselves...
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It Happened Last Night
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgIt happened last night. As I reflect, I realize it has happened all along. Each day, in most every moment I have an...
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Save Our Schools; Let Us Never Forget the Mission, March, and Movement
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgNear a month has passed since the Save Our Schools storm swept through Washington District of Columbia. As with all...
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Primary Teachers and Their Pedagogy
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgI offer homage to a Teacher whose pedagogy touched me in a manner invisible to me until this moment. For scores, I...
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Occupy Wall Street; Woes and Words
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgOccupy Wall Street? I will not. However, I am there in spirit. I believe in the cause, the many grounds protesters...
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August To June; Bringing Life to Schools
copyright © 2011 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgAs any Mom or Dad might do on Parent Teacher Conference Day, Amy Valens, the Educator featured in the documentary film...
View ArticleVoter Suppression and My Situation
13 December 2011Dearest Rachel Maddow. . .As I write I listen to you speak of poll taxes and voter suppression. I wish to share my story in respect to my personal reality and the fear that I live...
View ArticleThe Good School; Principals or Principles
copyright © 2012 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgA few organizations have attempted to answer The Good School Question. Each asks, “What epitomizes a great learning...
View ArticleMitt, My Good Man
Romney: Rivals’ attacks a ‘good warm-up’copyright © 2012 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgDearest Mitt . . .I am unsure if we have had the pleasure of an in-person...
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The Luxury of Learning is Lost
copyright © 2004, 2012 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgThis treatise was written in 2004, only two years after the 2002 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary...
View ArticleDid you like the ideas the President proposed for our economy?
copyright © 2012 Betsy L. Angert. Empathy And Education; BeThink or BeThink.orgDearest Representative . . .My answer to your survey question, “Did you like the ideas the President proposed for our...
View ArticleUnions, Education and The Chicago Teachers Strike
The Chicago Teachers Union strike, and the recent rallies held in conjunction, speak to a problem larger than the conventional meme of pay increases, tenure, or pensions. Chicago Teachers want better...
View ArticleProgress and The Power of a Plan [The Effect on Public Education]
By Betsy L. AngertInherent within each of us is conflict. Generally speaking, we think growth is good. Progress is a sign of achievement. As George Bernard Shaw so aptly articulated, “Progress is...
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Hurricane Sandy and What Heals Hurts
Hurricane Sandy and What Heals HurtsBy Betsy L. AngertHuman beings are a fascinating bunch. We gather information through observation, and the reading of facts, figures, and formulas. We draw...
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SOS Rebuilds the American Dream Through Education
SOS Rebuilds the American Dream Through EducationBy Betsy L. AngertSave Our Schools [SOS] is an organization devoted to fair and equitable education for all. We work to preserve and transform public...
View ArticleVoting and Learning Denied. Education and Entitlement
©copyright 2013. Betsy L. Angert BeThink Is it fear of the darkness that dims our mind or is it the dim of our mind that is dark and damning? No one can be sure; however we can see what occurs and ask...
View ArticleWhat is Education?
"Stay in School.""An education will serve you well." These are the words of a Mom, Dad, or Guardian who cares and perhaps, has yet to achieve their dream. Those persons who acquired what they thought...
View ArticleEducation; The Disaster
© copyright 2013 Betsy L. Angert. BeThinkIn the minutes, hours, and days after a "natural" disaster, such as the Oklahoma tornado or the recent Hurricane Sandy storm, we "assess" the damage. No one...
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A Letter to Melissa Harris-Perry, About "The Bull," Rahm Emanuel
A Letter to Melissa Harris-Perry, About "The Bull," Rahm Emanuel© copyright 2013 Betsy L. Angert BeThinkDearest Melissa Harris-Perry....It's me, Betsy, one of your many Twitter followers, a viewer of...
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The Paradox of Privacy in Education and the Nation
The Paradox of Privacy in Education and the Nation© copyright 2013 Betsy L. Angert EmpathyEducates and BeThink.Currently, in this country the right to privacy is the subject of myriad conversations.....
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Schools and Safety; What We Do When We Deny
Safety; What We Do When We Deny© copyright 2013 Betsy L. Angert empathyeducatesLook to the left. Look to the "right." In respect to education each side is willing to talk about sensitive subjects....
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Is Gay the New Black?
© copyright 2013 Betsy L. Angert empathyeducatesBeThink June 27, 2013Dearest Rachel…It is me, Betsy. I am writing to say Congratulations to you and all Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Americans....
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Democracy, Mommy, and Trayvon Martin Dies
©copyright 2013 Betsy L. Angert. empathyeducatesWords like "freedom,""justice,""democracy" are not common concepts; on the contrary, they are rare. People are not born knowing what these are. It takes...
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