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To: koan who wrote (117851)	4/6/2016 5:56:56 AM
From: 3bar	2 Recommendations Recommended By bart13 Pogeu Mahone Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 217818

Koan in Modern Times by Paul Johnson Chapter 3 Waiting for Hitler . He mentions that Germany in the 20's briefly became the world-centre for ideas and art . Germany was by far the best educated nation in the world . By the 18 th century had passed the 50 % literacy mark . pge 112 Clearly education is a important element . Those without it can be peace loving and free . There is clearly another quadrient of reality unaccounted for .

To: koan who wrote (117851)	4/6/2016 8:41:07 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	1 Recommendation Recommended By bart13 Respond to of 217818

Gong. I'm wrong... no There are hundreds of studies like this. You are wrong. Deal with it. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 Decisions made with 10% logic, 90% emotion As I was driving into work the other day, and idly switching stations because NPR was on a pledge break, I happened to hear a political commentator say something like: People will vote in this election 10% on the candidates policies and 90% on emotion and gut. It was one of those screeching, who shouts the loudest type shows so I continued switching to some other station but I did wonder if this statement is true. And, if true, does this type of decision making apply to everything or just to politics? So, this morning, I started searching around for a reference. All search roads led to a book by Drew Westen called: The Political Brain: the Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation. The book is written from the Democrats perspective asking how come they keep losing to the Republicans and why are so many people voting against what they perceive to be their self interest. Westen's thesis is that the Democrats like Dukakis, Kerry and Gore lost because they tried to appeal to the dispassionate, rational, fact-sensitive voter whereas Republicans have done a better job of tapping into emotions. "Voters don't want to be inundated with facts, they want to be awash in feelings. Voting is emotional, not cognitive," Westen said in an interview while promoting his book. So, what about soap? Or used cars? Or computers? How important are functional benefits and competitive advantages for those products? Or are they just useful to help consumers rationalize decisions they've already emotionally made? Is logic category-specific or is emotion always more important? Links: 1) Emotion Trumps Logic in the Voting Booth: AlterNet 2) To win, Dems must fight: tampabay.com

To: koan who wrote (117851)	4/9/2016 5:27:39 PM
From: ggersh	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 217818

Thought of you when I read this.... dailykos.com Everything you need to know you learn before kindergarten By Mark Sumner 2016/04/08 · 11:39 14 11/ 11 Comments Tweet RSS REBLOGGED BY Daily Kos TAGS EarlyChildhoodEducation Education kindergarten Pre-K It may not quite be true that everything important is learned in kindergarten, but the effects of early education are powerful and lasting. Multiple studies have shown that while getting an early boost doesn’t guarantee success, starting off from the back row is an almost certain route to failure. And it looks like what happens before kindergarten may be even more vital. A new report from the Center for American Progress details just how important it is to get children up to speed as soon as possible. Compared to their white peers, African American and Hispanic children are anywhere from 9 to 10 months behind in math and 7 to 12 months behind in reading when they enter kindergarten. These achievement gaps are concerning: Math and reading abilities at kindergarten entry are powerful predictors of later school success, and children who enter kindergarten already behind are unlikely to catch up. Moreover, in the past 50 years, minimal progress has been made toward reducing these achievement gaps. Note the phrase “kindergarten entry.” The predictive point of how well you’re going to do on the traditional K-12 track? The skills you demonstrate before K even begins. So, is this just a measure of innate ability? Nope. ... evidence suggests that a high-quality UPK program would significantly reduce achievement gaps at kindergarten entry. Based on the average effect that two large-scale, highly effective programs in different parts of the country had on participating children’s achievement scores, it is estimated that high-quality UPK would reduce the achievement gap at kindergarten entry in math 45 percent for African American children and 78 percent for Hispanic children, while essentially closing the entire gap in reading for both groups. While there are sweeping changes to our society that could issues of inequality, there’s one simple change that can have a surprisingly large effect. Just make sure that kids get early, high-quality, education. When these results are translated to lower drop out rates and greater opportunity, it may be one of the best bargains available. The complete report is available to download.

To: koan who wrote (117851)

4/10/2016 10:33:44 AM

From: Pogeu Mahone

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I see you did not answer this:

To: koan who wrote (117852)	4/6/2016 8:41:07 AM
From: Pogeu Mahone	1 Recommendation of 117953

Gong. I'm wrong... no There are hundreds of studies like this. You are wrong. Deal with it. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2008 Decisions made with 10% logic, 90% emotion As I was driving into work the other day, and idly switching stations because NPR was on a pledge break, I happened to hear a political commentator say something like: People will vote in this election 10% on the candidates policies and 90% on emotion and gut. It was one of those screeching, who shouts the loudest type shows so I continued switching to some other station but I did wonder if this statement is true. And, if true, does this type of decision making apply to everything or just to politics? So, this morning, I started searching around for a reference. All search roads led to a book by Drew Westen called: The Political Brain: the Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation. The book is written from the Democrats perspective asking how come they keep losing to the Republicans and why are so many people voting against what they perceive to be their self interest. Westen's thesis is that the Democrats like Dukakis, Kerry and Gore lost because they tried to appeal to the dispassionate, rational, fact-sensitive voter whereas Republicans have done a better job of tapping into emotions. "Voters don't want to be inundated with facts, they want to be awash in feelings. Voting is emotional, not cognitive," Westen said in an interview while promoting his book. So, what about soap? Or used cars? Or computers? How important are functional benefits and competitive advantages for those products? Or are they just useful to help consumers rationalize decisions they've already emotionally made? Is logic category-specific or is emotion always more important? Links: 1) Emotion Trumps Logic in the Voting Booth: AlterNet 2) To win, Dems must fight: tampabay.com

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