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Life and Death During A Global Pandemic-Who Gets to Live and Who Gets to Die?
by Lawrence Burke A New York hospital recently told its doctors to “think critically about who you intubate”. For the lay person that means make a decision on who lives and who dies. Yes, a disturbing but important ethical question;… Continue reading
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The 21st Century Digitized Panoptican
by Lawrence Burke Humanyze is a data analytic company. Its mission is to monitor employee’s work day through the use of digital technology. Designed at MIT, The Humanyze Badge Platform allows employers to monitor their employees every second of every… Continue reading
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The end of education- as we know it?
by Lawrence Burke Education in the 21st century is a multi-billion dollar business. It wasn’t always that way. Ancient cultures provided an education based on the foundations of literacy (writing, reading & numeracy) underpinning further studies in languages, culture, religions,… Continue reading
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Technology: How much is too much?
by Lawrence Burke One of the more comic technology items introduced in 2013 was the iPotty. A simple device was attached to a toilet training potty for very young children. They could play with apps and Google away while waiting… Continue reading
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Education, Power & Wealth
by Lawrence Burke The subsummation of 21st century education into an advanced capitalist framework reaches its Zenith in Jose Ferreira’s recent polemic on The Hollywoodization of Education. Ferreira is CEO of Knewton, a self-described ‘adaptive learning company’. It’s actually a… Continue reading
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World War 1, Historical Revisionism & the Distortion of the Horrors of War
by Lawrence Burke The 28th of July, 2014 marked the 100th anniversary of the start of World War 1. I was born 35 years after the end of WW1 and 8 years after the end of WW2, so both major… Continue reading
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Prisoner 46664: The Last Great Statesman
by Lawrence Burke The death of Nelson Mandela leaves a more obvious vacuum in the international and humane leadership of the world today-perhaps it’s safe to say given recent history in South Africa, since he stepped down as President of… Continue reading
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What’s To Be Done about the Acceptable Institutionalization of Bullying?
by Lawrence Burke The shocking revelations about bullying in American Football has left many people around the globe perplexed, bewildered and befuddled about the perception and understanding of bullying in the world today. Richie Incognito claims leaving racists and threatening… Continue reading
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Backyard Brains often Lack Intelligence
by Lawrence Burke Backyards conjure up lots of images of recyclable materials and storage space or nicely cultivated lawns and gardens as a place to relax and enjoy the labors of the day. On the other hand Backyard Brains creates… Continue reading
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Teaching in the Shadows of Social Injustice
by Lawrence Burke Teachers in Brazil, protesting their poor working conditions and paltry wages for undertaking one of the most essential jobs in the world today-educating future generations-were brutally attacked by security forces as they protested for better pay and… Continue reading
The LB Chronicles by Lawrence Burke, Ed.D 