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    Cogent Comments: Thoughts on Education, Politics, and Culture
    Cogent Comments: Thoughts on Education, Politics, and Culture
    Cogent Comments: Thoughts on Education, Politics, and Culture
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    Cogent Comments: Thoughts on Education, Politics, and Culture

    By Bob Howitt

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    Words. Thoughts. Arguments. Expository essays. Personal confessions. These are the honest, unscripted, and politically incorrect opinions of educator and activist, Bob Howitt, on the issues of our time ... Drugs ... money ... football ... the belief that America is God’s gift to the universe ... alcohol ... sex ... smart phones ... futbol ... Justin Bieber ... cappuccino ... astrology ... yard sales ... rap music ... beauty ... religion ... the lottery ... television ... coffee ... global warming ... eating large quantities of food.

    "As we say on the Lower East Side, 'Mr. Howitt, not bad!'" -- Michael Zisser, CEO, University Settlement Society, The Door

    "I haven’t always agreed with Bob’s position on issues presented through his essays or other works, but even then, I’ve been left with a better understanding of his reasoning thanks to his skillful formulation of the counter-view to my own beliefs." -- Javier Marin, former Mayor of Dover, New Jersey

    "To know Bob Howitt and to experience his wit, his humility, his genius and his generosity is a blessing." -- Michaele P. White-Risbrook, MPH, FNP, RNC

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBob Howitt
    Release dateMay 4, 2015
    ISBN9781311629418
    Cogent Comments: Thoughts on Education, Politics, and Culture
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    Bob Howitt

    Bob has had a varied career: partner of a respected Wall Street firm, Executive-Director of a well-known youth agency, initial funder of what became Uncommon Schools, board member of a longstanding non-profit organization, and leadership of the WKBJ Foundation. WKBJ has assisted over 250 financially challenged young people to attend college. The diversity of both his books and the subject matter of his essays is indicative of the breadth and depth of his interests.

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