Blogs/Opinion: Page 2

Supplying Teachers

The military has a knack for instilling positive traits in its personnel. Businesses and other organizations have benefited from the ability of military veterans they’ve hired to work under pressure, stay organized and motivate others. It’s easy to see how those skills would translate to the classroom. A Defense Department program has helped fortify teaching […]

September 20, 2018

Secret Debt

Gamblers and reality TV stars can claim bankruptcy protections when in financial trouble, but 44 million student loan borrowers can’t. Unemployed, underpaid, destitute, sick, or struggling borrowers simply aren’t able to start anew. With a default rate approaching 40 percent, one would expect armies of distressed borrowers marching in the streets demanding relief from a system that […]

September 18, 2018

Think Like an Officer

“I’ve got (x) years (or months) to get you thinking like an officer.” I said this line frequently to my students during my years in the Commandant’s Department at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. The Academy, also known as Kings Point, trains and educates officers for the merchant marine. About 25 percent of all graduates […]

September 14, 2018