Category Archives: Holistic Learning

Perception ~ Experience

Posted on June 14, 2014 by

For a long time growing up, I let people’s perception of me hurt my feelings.  Fortunately, there are many other people in the world we can meet who will appreciate us for who we are. A person can simply like … Continue reading →

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Extra-Curricular

Posted on May 17, 2014 by

In junior year of high school, I was lucky to have been recommended by my homeroom teacher for this extra-curricular organization called PCO (Peer Counseling Organization).  It had a training program which I had to attend over the summer, but … Continue reading →

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Options

Posted on March 8, 2014 by

How can we know what all our choices are? Can we know simply based on what we’ve been told or shown? It would be easier if that was true, but is it? If we simply had to be told or … Continue reading →

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Individuals: Saint Francis (of Assisi)

Posted on February 15, 2014 by

Photo Credit: Waterborough For some reason, there was a comic book about St. Francis lying around the house when I was a boy.  That’s how I learned about him. His life was memorable for me because he went off to … Continue reading →

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Plans

Posted on January 11, 2014 by

Photo Credit: Joy Oil Co Ltd What would life be like without any plans whatsoever? What if structures weren’t planned? What if cities weren’t planned? What if we didn’t plan anything? Photo Credit: Popham, Home Riggs. Description of Prince of … Continue reading →

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Change

Posted on January 4, 2014 by

Photo Credit: Hectonichus Change happens all the time. But when it comes to society, how can reform take place? As I’ve mentioned before, philosopher Immanuel Kant stated in his Political Writings that “progress can be expected to follow from the … Continue reading →

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The Call Center Experience

Posted on December 14, 2013 by

I heard about this kind of job around the time I dropped out of college in 2002.  I was always attracted to it for some reason — probably the communication part — and I needed to earn money, so that’s … Continue reading →

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Limitations

Posted on November 30, 2013 by

Photo Credit: Charles Whitman 1904 I’ve always wanted to write about this topic because there are many examples that show that limitations merely prevent us from pursuing one option, while leaving us no choice but to pursue other options. Helen … Continue reading →

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The Notebook

Posted on August 17, 2013 by

I want to discuss note-taking because it is a valuable learning tool.  But different teachers have different chalkboard skills.  Based on my experience, my high school World History teacher had the most effective board presentation skills.  The notes we copied … Continue reading →

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Corporations: 3M

Posted on May 18, 2013 by

3M Company is one of my favorite brands because for me, it makes practical products attractive.  And I don’t think we can ever run out of ideas to make our modern lives easier, so I believe that practical products are … Continue reading →

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