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George William Cooper (1948-2023): Requiescat in Pace
(Courtesy: Kathy Cooper Kogut) Our own life has to be our message. -Thích Nhất Hạnh Longtime friend George Cooper passed away yesterday morning at his home in Phnom Penh. As is often the case with this wretched disease, the lung cancer for which he was successfully treated returned with a vengeance and metastasized to his brain. … Continue reading George William Cooper (1948-2023): Requiescat in Pace
The Bloodstained Legacy of Henry Kissinger (1923-2023)
Or serving on the board of trustees of a former employer... (Read the linked article below to find out which one.) Coincidentally, I recently returned from a trip to Cambodia, a country I first traveled to in 1999, to visit a friend, one of the truly good ones, who lay dying of cancer. (He passed … Continue reading The Bloodstained Legacy of Henry Kissinger (1923-2023)
The Little Darlings Are Still Hard at Work
Defacing Public and Private Property as a Form of "Personal Expression" These two photos, which I took on a recent trip to Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), are examples of graffiti/tagging and street art. In the first example, young people run around at night, spray paint cans in hand, "expressing themselves" wherever they find a … Continue reading The Little Darlings Are Still Hard at Work
The Overlap of Family & US History
With US Thanksgiving quickly approaching (23.11.23) and as one of the more eccentric members of the General Society of Mayflower Descendants (GSMD), I thought this might be a good time to share this meme, the kind that people post like to post, again and again, in genealogy Facebook groups. (Full disclosure: Genealogy is one of … Continue reading The Overlap of Family & US History
The Lasting Legacy of Good Teachers
This is a blog post that 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 … Continue reading The Lasting Legacy of Good Teachers
Di sản bất tử của nghề giáo
Thứ bảy, 20/11/2021 05:30 (GMT+7) Zingnews Di sản vô giá của người làm nghề giáo không chỉ thể hiện qua những công trình học thuật đồ sộ, mà còn nằm ở các thế hệ sinh viên và học giả được họ chỉ đường, dẫn lối. Ngày Nhà giáo là một dịp đặc biệt để tri … Continue reading Di sản bất tử của nghề giáo
SEVIS vs. Open Doors: An Update on Vietnamese Enrollment in the USA
Even when I was country director of the Institute of International Education (IIE) in Vietnam (from 2005-09) I couldn't understand the excitement about the annual release of the latest Open Doors Report. My plea to switch from what is essentially "old news" to the use of real-time data, i.e., SEVIS (Student and Exchange Visitor Information … Continue reading SEVIS vs. Open Doors: An Update on Vietnamese Enrollment in the USA
The Red, White, & Blue Sun Around Which The World Revolves?
In case you're wondering, that imposing orange-yellow object on the left is the United States of America. (Don't forget it! 🇺🇸) Recently, I had an unpleasant exchange in a Facebook group of "Independent Educational Consultants." Below are screenshots of the "conversation," which consisted of a bunch of angry colleagues questioning my integrity. It started with … Continue reading The Red, White, & Blue Sun Around Which The World Revolves?
The Language Police Strike Again! (aka WTF?)
Sorry, I couldn't find a meme with a language policewoman. I belong to a Facebook group for independent educational consultants. Most of the posts are requests for advice, information, and a steady stream of commiseration. (It's soo hard working with entitled kids and their privileged parents who can afford our hefty fees!) In a recent … Continue reading The Language Police Strike Again! (aka WTF?)
An International Educator in Vietnam 
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