First of all, a good teacher is somebody you wouldn’t mind knowing or calling your friend. They are pleasant to be around and they are just interesting in some way or another.

In spite of all this investment, the US has fallen from 1st to 25th (or worse) worldwide in reading, math and science

It is more likely to involve meetings, proposals, public speaking, lobbying, protest and demonstrations.

These are just some of question you could ask. You will probably think of others. It is probably not as important what you talk about as it is that you just talk to them

At lower levels, things get pretty covert - smile to your face and a knife in your back.

For some people, it’s just natural. They have the “gift of gab” or they sound smart, naturally, without even trying.

Saying something is important when it isn’t produces a solution that is false, misleading and usually unworkable.

To be a fully informed voter, you would have to spend full-time observing and recording the government activities and then analyzing what is going on and what to do next.

Even if the unions are not corrupt, they tend to cause negative effects. For instance, they are almost single-handedly responsible for causing price inflation.