The Polythróna with Hadrian Archo

  Originally written: 06/27/16 A thought on science education. A recent observation has told me that it seems like critical thinking and reasoning skills tend to decline as one gets involved in the sciences. It may be that science is taught as a fact in its classes where it leads to more analytical thinking and not critical thinking. It seems as though critical thinking, or the ability to withdraw points of view and debate them as such are found more in disciplines where there is a lack of perceived truth. Many scientific theories are that (perceived truth), supported by evidence, and nearly set in stone. Only science education that explores research and development encourages critical thinking in the sciences as newfound discoveries birth new theories to be debated.  2021 Additions: It’s odd to read this entry that I wrote five years ago now. I wasn’t even done with my bachelor’s yet! But I remember why I had this thought in the first place. In the US, those who ...

Originally Written: 06/04/2016 I want to say that like most people, I spent some time thinking about what kind of training or curriculum a person could engage in that would best result in a group of highly competent leaders resistant to the ills that accompany these roles such as corruption and maleficence. Duriang this day I took to writing, I came to the conclusion that in order to get competent leaders, you have to teach them the rulebook while they’re young, and tailor their curriculum based on their age and to expand the range of subjects to include things that are not currently taught in the current American school system. Without further ado, I lay out my idea below. A system of sort needs to have a defined set of core values. They are: ·        Moral fortitude ·        A well-rounded knowledge base in the natural science, social sciences, business, and interpersonal communications ·        ...

  Originally Written: 08/04/2016 This idea is driven by a few influences. First, at the time of this writing, the United States is in all respects a consumerist economy driven by consumer spending. Second, labor and education seem to be at a disconnect. In a labor role, someone either works in an interdisciplinary team or works divided from a part of an overall process. How can education be tweaked to reflect the nature of this reality? First, I propose that we understand that regardless of industry, the labor force can be generalized to extract archetypes of “labor roles” as I have termed them. The labor roles reflect important components necessary for the development of a consumer product and the economy around it. The proposed labor role archetypes are: ·       Theorists ·       Builders-applicators ·       Reviewers Theorist are those typically responsible for developing the ideas or rational...