Alan Conrad history, Rescuing History, Rescuing the Future

Rescuing the Future | classroom size | will we ever learn?

This morning I watched a video off students in France rioting. About what? The core dispute seems to be the deterioration of education. In particular, they are objecting to increasing class sizes. I couldn't help remembering a day in 1957, when, sitting in a class of thirty, we listened to our teacher, dear Mr Waxman, … Continue reading Rescuing the Future | classroom size | will we ever learn?

Alan Conrad Book Reviews, literature, Rescuing Fiction, Rescuing the Future, Uncategorized

Misreading Fiction | The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Characters | Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf revisited

Some years ago, a visitor to this site , who had just read my essay, "Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf", told me that I had completely misread Hesse's novel Steppenwolf, from start to finish. That made me smile, for it showed me that he had read the essay from start to finish, and understood, at … Continue reading Misreading Fiction | The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Fictional Characters | Herman Hesse vs the Steppenwolf revisited

Alan Conrad artificial intelligence, history, Rescuing Reality, Rescuing the Future

Rescuing the Future | Who made this Mess?

  Waking up this morning, I found myself reluctant to return to this world where I have to learn about war, bombing, photos of destroyed buildings, plus more political chaos, more corruption and more lies. . I thought again about how this current darkness in civilization is almost entirely the work of men. If world leaders … Continue reading Rescuing the Future | Who made this Mess?