This is a blog post I originally uploaded in 2021 and was published in Vietnamese by Zing. The art of teaching is the art of assisting discovery. -Mark Van Doren Teacher’s Day is a special day for the appreciation of teachers, a once-a-year opportunity to remember, honor, and thank them for their contributions to the education of our … Continue reading The Lasting Legacy of Good Teachers
Author: Mark A. Ashwill
Amos Goldberg on Genocide in Gaza
Yes, it is genocide. Although it is so difficult and painful to admit this and despite all efforts to think otherwise, at the end of six months of a brutal war it is no longer possible to escape this conclusion. Jewish history will henceforth be stained with the mark of Cain of the 'crime of … Continue reading Amos Goldberg on Genocide in Gaza
International Education Week 2024: All Eyes on the Genocide in Gaza
In my dreams. The depressing and infuriating reality is that it will remain the imposing and bloodstained elephant in the room for most colleagues who call themselves international educators and the organizations representing them and their institutions. Shame on them. Silence is complicity. Auschwitz is outside of us, but it is all around us, in … Continue reading International Education Week 2024: All Eyes on the Genocide in Gaza
Are You Truly Human?
Ahmed and Jameela were killed on 12.11.24 in an Israeli attack on their home in Gaza. Requiescat in pace.😢 Source: Instagram The fundamental question to ask yourself is, AM I TRULY HUMAN? The last line of defense by which human beings can remain human is the complete and true perception of another’s suffering, which wins … Continue reading Are You Truly Human?
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) Speaks to Us Today & Always
Source: Wikimedia Commons This is one of my favorite quotes from Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German Lutheran pastor, neo-orthodox theologian, anti-Nazi dissident, and key founding member of the Confessing Church (Bekennende Kirche), whose writings I discovered in English and the original German when I was a university student. Bonhoeffer was arrested in April 1943 by the … Continue reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906-1945) Speaks to Us Today & Always
Happy 15th Anniversary to My Blog!
I like how WordPress automatically reminds me of when I launched this blog lest I forget. It coincides with the 15th anniversary of Capstone Education, which I co-founded in September 2009. It was a time when I could express myself freely without having to run any content by the senior management of the organization I … Continue reading Happy 15th Anniversary to My Blog!
The glaring hypocrisy of establishment US international education
Click on the image to view the video slideshow I created. Think of this as my contribution to International Education Week (IEW) 2024, which is next week. Here's the introduction. Follow this link to read the entire essay. The day after the US presidential election, Fanta Aw, executive director and CEO of NAFSA, posted the following … Continue reading The glaring hypocrisy of establishment US international education
“Remember” by Áine Hayden
Photo by MAA taken in Brussels earlier this year. Memo to any Zionists (and Mossad agents) who may be in town for a soccer match or whatever. Note that the flag and banners are too high to tear down. REMEMBER how they bombed the upturned fishing boats on the beach.Fishermen’s boats, not threatening anyone, but … Continue reading “Remember” by Áine Hayden
Inane Social Media Posts
One of many inquiries that falls into the "Duh!" category. I joined some Facebook groups for the rare nugget of gold that surfaces among the prodigious amounts of ore. The idiocy of many posts makes me SMH. They ask stupid questions often hiding behind the "Anonymous participant" (AP) moniker that could be answered if they … Continue reading Inane Social Media Posts
Revisited: Genocide in Gaza/الإبادة الجماعية في غزة/רצח עם בעזה
Click on this image to view my video slideshow set to Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings. Elchanan Poupko is a self-described New England-based eleventh-generation rabbi, teacher, and author. Poupko has nearly 29,000 followers on LinkedIn. Below is a recent LinkedIn post followed by some comments. These screenshots are from a 27.10.24 LinkedIn post I knew … Continue reading Revisited: Genocide in Gaza/الإبادة الجماعية في غزة/רצח עם בעזה
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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