Category Archives: education

Miles Davis on racism in classical music, 1940s

Posted on September 26, 2022 by odeboyz

“…I knew that no white symphony orchestra was going to hire a little black motherfucker like me, no matter how good I was.” Note Miles attended the Julliard School of Music, which is world renowned and for a black student … Continue reading →

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Liz Truss: ‘Shirkers and Strivers’ part 2: Cabinet 2022

Posted on September 12, 2022 by odeboyz

The UK “rewards laziness”, does not encourage risk-taking and must strive to emulate the work ethic and low-tax culture in parts of Asia, the five MPs argue in a book due out next month. The authors include Elizabeth Truss and … Continue reading →

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Feelings! The triumph of ignorance

Posted on August 29, 2022 by odeboyz
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School uniform as a fetish

Posted on July 25, 2022 by odeboyz

The recent heatwave1 revealed problems with school uniform. Schools, however, have devoted huge emotional capital to student conformity and they didn’t like seeing their efforts going down the drain. This insight produced an intellectual meltdown but they couldn’t prevaricate because … Continue reading →

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Bertrand Russell on Controversy

Posted on July 21, 2022 by odeboyz

“If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If someone maintains that two and two are five, or that … Continue reading →

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A Gangsters Son

Posted on May 23, 2022 by odeboyz

Dad: How did the exam go son? Son: You’re gonna be proud of me. Dad: Why? Son: They questioned me but I just said, ‘No comment’.

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Franz Kafka’s humanity

Posted on April 28, 2022 by odeboyz

At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children, walked through the park in Berlin when he met a girl who was crying because she had lost her favourite doll. She and Kafka searched for the doll … Continue reading →

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Faith based science?

Posted on March 31, 2022 by odeboyz
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Life Expectancy, Health Care and Lifestyle Choices

Posted on March 31, 2022 by odeboyz

The USA spends the greatest amount of money per capita on health care. This hasn’t translated into the highest life expectancy. Their life expectancy lags behind poorer countries. Pure medical solutions compete with the lifestyles of their population. If a … Continue reading →

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Mocking white supremacist ‘fears’

Posted on March 24, 2022 by odeboyz
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