What this really means is teaching kids that:

All human beings, rich or poor, black or white, gay or straight, have equal value.

The people who have had the privilege to see the Earth from space are uniformly shocked, usually moved to tears, to see that all the lines and boundaries that define our geopolitical world do not really exist; they are constructs of the uber-wealthy who profit from division and war.

I would love to see Maria Montessori’s dream come true. Yet, as a realist, living in the United States, I see the enormity of the challenge we face here.

Educating for Peace

If I had told you ten years ago that one man would rise to power in the United States who would have such a command over the American people that he could make up any lie he wanted to — and it would be broadly recognized as true — would you have believed me?

Anyone would have bet $100 against a dime that this was impossible.  Yet here we are, in a land where Trump can literally rewrite history, just by opening his mouth.

Did January 6th Really Happen, or Was it a Hoax, as Trump Wants You to Believe?

This is theoretically possible; it transmits visible light and uses other frequencies (ultra-violet and infrared) to knock electrons out of the substrate.  But it means higher costs and lower efficiencies. Of zero practical value at this point.

Transparent Solar PV