Politics and Society
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Rethinking Inclusion Part 3: Case Studies in a Revolution in Education
When we dug into it, we found that human agency, while widely assumed as a human right, is, in fact hotly contested and often inarticulate. It turns out this so-called human right to agency is something that isn’t assumed; it must be achieved. These institutional barriers have become systemic, and as such, we may begin… Continue reading
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Re-thinking Inclusion Part 2: Neurodiversity and Expectations of Agency
This is a snippet of an upcoming publication – in a slightly modified form. It is a section of a chapter entitled, “A Social Model of Learning” Continue reading
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Re-thinking Inclusion: Introduction
on the one hand, we could accept the knocker’s argument that nominally inclusive post-secondary institutions potentially produce a lot of harm. There is just too much scaffolding required for an institution through a department of accessibility to provide customized, individual agency at scale. On the other hand, we can accept the booster’s argument that if… Continue reading
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If it Walks Like a Duck
Let’s not mince words: this is a duck; it is totalitarianism. This is no authoritarian swan or oligarchic goose; it is a totalitarian duck.. Continue reading
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Evil Never Wins… or Dies
Fortunately, I haven’t been much moved by an idea of America, or been swept-up in anti-American sentiment. I’ve never really understood what America even is. Continue reading
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Living by Faith – Moral Considerations in a Holy Land
I pray that all people in this situation starts seeing God in the other, and the best way to live in future peace is to be peaceful now. Continue reading
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The Moral Stakes in Being Authentic
“It turns out that the concept of common goods is constitutive of pursuing one’s interests.” Continue reading
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Authenticity in an Age of Totality
In an age when the fifth type of totalitarianism, Mass Society, has systemically devalued and degraded the human person, I hope it is proper to demand a hearing of any and all authentic reactions in favor of a person’s inalienable solitude and for her effective freedom. The murderous cacophony of materialism cannot be allowed to Continue reading
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Technological Society Deprives
While it’s easy to appreciate the benefits of technology, we often struggle to identify what it has taken from us. Technology is part of us. Continue reading
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It’s Hard to be Embarrassed; is that a problem?
This may be one time when we all know that we exist between the past and future. Continue reading
About me: I am a career educator and traveler at heart. My written work includes academic writing in philosophy and linguistics, English acquisition, and most intently in the areas of spiritual engagement with reality and what that means for our public lives.
My education is a mixture of formal study in philosophy, political theory, Biblical studies, and history, along with professional teaching certification in TESOL and in cognitive testing, and international teaching.
My travel experiences include a range of countries in Asia, Europe, Africa and North America. I have lived in Canada, the United States, Germany, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and Thailand. From those places I have traveled to many others besides.
I am a child of the 70’s and a “family man.” That means I have two wonderful kids who have been round the world with me.
Lastly, I am married to a wonderful woman since 2004. She is my partner, my friend, and my muse.
Thanks again for stopping by,
Raymond Klassen - Ideals and Identities 