ETC.: A Review of General Semantics

ANGER IN THE CLASSROOM is usually destructive. Whether from student or teacher, anger undermines the learning environment. It may lead to disturbing threats of emotional or physical harm or to actual violence. It can interfere with relationships between...

THE WORD "DEMOCRACY" is frequently in the news these days. But that word is not so easily defined. Historically, the term "democracy" has a checkered past going back to the Greek city-states. The Greeks defined democracy differently than we do now....

CAN TRAINING to improve kinesthetic feedback help dyslexic students who have difficulties learning to read and write? I suggest that such training can help, and that the general semantics formulation of silent levels will assist us in understanding...

THE WEST VIRGINIA mining tragedy of January 3 of this year should make us all step back and raise some questions about this age of instant information. First, a brief refresher on the story is needed since it happened several months ago. Thirteen...

MY FAMILY RECENTLY VISITED Knott's Berry Farm at Buena Park, California. Since my visit over a decade ago, the park has added more thrill rides, perhaps to compete with Disneyland and Six Flags, catering more and more to new generations of thrill seekers....

"Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself."--Leo Tolstoy "First, be at peace with yourself. Then at least there will be some peace in the world."--Thomas Merton OUR SELF TALK, especially when describing...