Author: alisa

I received elementary education based on merit.  I was in a school that taught math in levels, and tested the students at the beginning of the year to determine that level.  In addition, I was identified as “gifted” in second grade, and received extra educational opportunities as a result.  When I went to middle school and was mainstreamed at Powell Middle School I was bored...

This was written in, oh, 2010? It was updated somewhat in 2015 or so. It is still largely accurate, although it is time to update again. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` I make the rules I live by. I am an INTJ as typed by the Meyers-Briggs personality test. I am an introvert, however, I enjoy social environments, especially when I can be a part of a small group. I am...

Written 4/20/2016 Using technology to reduce unpleasant work and to increase opportunity within the framework of Earth's living systems. A few times we've had this discussion about how in a utopia "everything" could be automated…at one's fingertip. Our views are very similar, but not quite identical. My critique hovers around 2 main points: the psychological health and ability of the utopia to...

There is a lot of mockery in the world for Millennials who cannot handle competition.  It is pointed out that in an effort not to make any child “feel bad” or feel inadequate or feel a failure that “gold trophies” were handed out to everyone.  This attitude galls me, because it is an exercise in extremes that does not address the reality that occurs in between. ...