Archive for May of 2010

Real Education

Posted in Education, Public Policy on May 31st, 2010 by Randy Proto I read another very interesting book – Real Education, by Charles Murray. In it, he basically proceeds from two hypotheses: ability varies and half of people (children) are below average to conclusions that too many people go to college (traditional 4 yr residential… read more

Graduation Rates Part B – How do we improve them?

Posted in Education on May 30th, 2010 by Randy Proto Socio-economic and readiness issues mostly aside, if you buy into the internal cost benefit analysis and student expectation overlay concept discussed in Part A, how do we do our best to enable that scale in students’ heads  to always be on the positive side for what… read more

Graduation Rates Part A – Why do post-secondary students drop out?

Posted in Education on May 29th, 2010 by Randy Proto It’s an interesting question.  In the end I believe it is dominantly  an internal cost/benefit analysis. Everyone who begins post-secondary education has some level of desire to reap the benefits of becoming a graduate-  usually very strong at the outset.  And… read more

American Institute School of Wellness and Beauty Participates in Gathering Hair to Support Cleanup Efforts in the Gulf

Posted in News on May 26th, 2010 by Randy Proto May 26, 2010, Margate, FL – As the Nation watches the oil spill in the Gulf continue to grow and cause additional ecological concerns, the American Institute School of Wellness and Beauty is pleased to be participating in efforts to collect human hair and sending it to… read more

The Elements of Teaching

Posted in Education on May 23rd, 2010 by Randy Proto I read a book titled “The Elements of Teaching” by Banner and Cannon. Very good book. Thankfully, this isn’t a book chock-full of learning theory, though I am certain the authors could have (and may have) written one. Rather it is in large part about the… read more

Coincidences

Posted in Other Interesting Things on May 21st, 2010 by Randy Proto Coincidences? I find coincidence very interesting. I recently was crafting a presentation to my executive team at American Institute and was looking for a good book to use as a theme. I received an email from a veterans organization that I think is a good advocate for… read more

The Haganah Conference

Posted in Self Defense on May 21st, 2010 by Randy Proto Every year, Haganah has a conference of Black Belts, and individuals moving through the ranks. Those attending are not only students of Haganah, but they are a combination of the leadership and those who aspire to perhaps one day test for Black Belt or who just want to… read more

Politics 101

Posted in Public Policy on May 20th, 2010 by Randy Proto As we see primary elections held across the nation, it’s interesting to see how powerful  ’we the people’ can be when choosing to wield our voting power to implement changes. What is key, however, is to remember that changing the person doing a job… read more

Gun Grabbing

Posted in Self Defense on May 19th, 2010 by Randy Proto Desensitizing your body to handle an unarmed attack via rigorous dojo training is one thing, but preparing for the possibility of an armed assault requires a methodology that’s not found in most martial arts schools….. This is the beginning of an article I wrote for… read more