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  • Reply to a comment on: Lessons from N.A. by jtompkins2
    Comment written 1 months ago

    Professor Burton,

     

    You’re right and sadly such alienation only contributes to their illness. I guess people are afraid of things they don’t understand…

     

    Thanks for reading

  • Reply to blog post: Bronx Public School 67: How School Yards Shape Young Lives by fixed845inc
    Comment written 1 months ago

    This article made me nostalgic for all of those wonderful memories on the school playground, where all that was needed to satisfy our thirst for excitement was a rubber ball and a worn blacktop pavement. We were enclosed by metal fences yet our imaginations were without limits. I only wish that I still had the creativity, and resourcefulness to make even the simplest of spaces come alive with such adventure and exultation. Armed with these same forces that once kept us without regard for what seemed out of place or ridiculous-- we could perhaps tackle the word in much more interesting and stimulating ways.

  • Reply to blog post: Summer Reading: Hope by robburton
    Comment written 1 months ago

    Professor Burton.,

     

    Great books! I’ve also began my summer reading, with a slightly different tone- beginning with Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye.”

     

    In response to Pollan’s book. I think that we live in a culture of “go go go,” “work work work,” an economy where gas prices reach almost $5 a gallon (shudder), and vegetables on average cost 18 times that of foods filled with fat-  With that being said, how are we expected to “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants” and maintain pleasurable and nourishing diets, when our very own culture and economy contradicts "health and happiness as eaters?"

     

     “fatter, sicker, and more poorly nourished.”  Is it really our faults?

     

    On the other hand, I think that I’ll pick up Lappe’s book sometime this week! It’s so hard to empower our frames when we are constantly looking through the lenses of “Thin democracy.” I have found that books such as this really help in escaping such mental barriers. Also, I’ve seen many frames empowered by simply seeking refuge (every so often) in areas that promote “living democracy”- by reading inspiring work, surrounding oneself with leaders and believers of hope (e.g., church), even through yoga.

     

    “If we change our frames, we can lead by example.” I think we need more people with the heart strength and fortitude to lead.

     

    As always, thanks for writing!

  • Reply to blog post: Citizenship by robburton
    Comment written 2 months ago

    Professor Burton,

     

    Wow!  What a monumental time for such an initiation. As we approach one the most historical elections in U.S history, it’s exciting that you now have the opportunity to cast your vote. My sincerest congratulations - and thank you for voicing your experience

  • Reply to blog post: by
    Comment written 2 months ago

    Nate, it has been an absolute pleasure having class with you. Good luck in your future.

  • Reply to blog post: Music and Lyrics by xtoph
    Comment written 3 months ago

    Cool Blog. Thanks.

  • Reply to blog post: Globalization: Positive or Negative by mcauzza
    Comment written 3 months ago

    Well thought out! I think that it is a hard topic to tackle. Its important to make sure that we are looking at all sides. I think that Americans have such a "me me me" mentality that often times we fail to hear the voice on the other side of the world.

  • Reply to blog post: Keeping the Harmony of the Mind by danabee
    Comment written 3 months ago

    Amazing isnt it,  How fragile our minds are. Well said, easy to read. Thanks

  • Reply to blog post: The Madness of the Spheres by cdelr
    Comment written 3 months ago

    I like it! A part of the story I left unexplored. Thanks

  • Reply to blog post: Outscourcing: How Can I Screw You Today, Sir? by jonfry
    Comment written 3 months ago

    woah woah woah. Okay, yah I see your point.

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