[FRIAM] Open Letter

[Marcus Daniels]

The cost of education is going to be unsustainable just like the cost of advanced medical treatments.   A crisis is coming.

From: Friam <friam-bounces at redfish.com> on behalf of Nick Thompson <nickthompson at earthlink.net>
Reply-To: The Friday Morning Applied Complexity Coffee Group <Friam at redfish.com>
Date: Monday, October 22, 2018 at 12:20 PM
To: Friam <Friam at redfish.com>
Subject: [FRIAM] Open Letter

Dear local congregation,

Is there a chance that any of you would like to join me in sending this letter to the New Mexican, or some version of it?

To the New Mexican

We are writing to urge all Santa Feans to be sure to vote this year, particularly if you are a recent high-school graduate or are related to one.  Our higher-educational systems are under stress, and our elected officials need to know you are paying attention. We are retired college professors and industrial researchers, living in Santa Fe.  Every day, we talk to young people as smart and as dedicated to learning as our best research students in the 70’s and 80’s, yet are working as cashiers, ride hail drivers, waiters and waitresses.  Under present conditions, these young folks cannot afford to go to university and, without that training, will never take up the leadership positions their talent deserves.   As more and more of my generation retire from our institutes, government laboratories, colleges, and universities, our nation will desperately need these talented young people.  Please take time to vote and to let your representatives know that you care about education at every level.  The future safety and prosperity of our nation depends on it.

Lemme know.

Nick

Nicholas S. Thompson
Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology
Clark University
http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/

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