According to Dewey, hitches in habits of belief, culture, points of view, histories, when encountered, foster thinking. If nothing contradicts your thinking, you will not be motivated to reexamine your views, although the contradiction may indicate that there is
some flaw, or an alternative view.

John Dewey, American philosopher of education, realized that education is what happens when children test their hypotheses through play. In “How We Think,” Dewey points out that we learn when we encounter a “hitch” on our experience and need to formulate a new explanation.

Universities require academic freedom in order to fulfill their function, which is to inquire into the nature of things scientific, social, political, and aesthetic. As our Research One institutions give up their academic freedom, they curtail their ability to do this.

What a travesty— trump forcing universities to his will. But I expect that from him. His cabinet meeting is a ridiculous display of bootlicking. I have participated in coop nursery school meetings that addressed more business that this. But the bigger travesty is universities capitulating to him.

Marco Rubio announced that 83% of USAID programs were cancelled.

Nothing says "pro-life" quite like taking lifesaving funds from the poorest in the world to give to the richest in the world.
#ProudBlue #TrumpisaNationalDisgrace #TrumpIsUnfitForOffice #TrumpIsARussianAsset #TheTurdReich

It was known that #gop wanted to kill #noaa #nws & the weather prediction apps long before the election.

From a few weeks ago but even more relevant now #CanadaSky #USpol theconversation.com/attempting-t...