Featured Atlas Summit Speaker: Lawrence Borland (blackrosemd)
Lawrence M. Borland has been a university professor his entire career. Recently retired, he was a clinician, researcher, and educator. He is currently an elected school board officer in a public school district in Pennsylvania, where he is the school board president.
He has spent nearly two years weeding out fact from opinion regarding the Common Core, and he will share his knowledge of the subject at this year’s Atlas Summit.
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ATLAS SUMMIT
Q: What do you like best about the Atlas Summit?
A:
- Comfort surrounded by like-minded individuals
- Intellectual stimulation
- Retreat environment
Q: What will you be talking about at the Atlas Summit this year?
A: Common Core - It's Roots
Q: Can you give us a sneak peek of your talk?
A: The Common Core is being adopted in state after state: it’s a de-facto national K-12 curriculum.
- Is it improving public education or worsening it?
- Who funded the Common Core project?
- What businesses profit from it?
- Is it state-led?
- Does it nationalize education?
- What about testing?
- Who controls and has access to the data?
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QUICK FACTS
Q: What is your favorite Ayn Rand book?
A: The Fountainhead
Q: Who is your favorite Ayn Rand character?
A: Francisco Domingo Carlos Andres Sebastián d'Anconia
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Q & A
Q: When were you first introduced to Ayn Rand?
A: [I] Read The Fountainhead [in approximately] 1955. [I] Read Atlas Shrugged in the spring of 1958 - months after it's initial publication. I was 14. My younger brother (age 11) had read Atlas Shrugged immediately after publication and presented it for both my mother and I to read and discuss.
Q: How has Ayn Rand influenced your life?
A: I saw much that eloquently stated our family's philosophy of life. There was an inherent internal consistency missing from other philosophies.
Q: What passion projects are you working on right now?
A: I am an elected school board director in Pennsylvania. The future will be decided by our children/grandchildren. The enemies of freedom spent decades distorting history and the education system. I will work (with many others) to turn this around for future generations.
I am a Life NRA member (50 years) and Pistol Instructor (active). I am passionate about the 2nd Amendment and it's importance in both personal protection and keeping government in check.
I enjoy ballroom dancing, fly fishing, kayaking, & long range rifle shooting. I am an avid Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey fan.
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A LITTLE FUN
Q: What do you enjoy reading, watching, or listening to other than Ayn Rand?
A: History [and] impact of religion(s) on history and current events.
Q: If you could be the tycoon of any industry, which would you pick and why?
A: Health Care - Change the rules. Throw away the decades of pricing based on 3rd party and government intervention. Deal with patients directly as it was prior to mid 1950's when big businesses were given tax incentives by the Federal Government to offer health insurance as a "benefit".
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Lawrence’s Gulch profile: http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/blackros...
Lawrence’s Atlas Summit speaker profile: http://atlassummit2015tas25thanniversar....
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Past Atlas Summit speaker interviews:
Dale Halling (dbhalling) - http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/2d...
Vinay Kolhatkar (Vinay) - http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/2e...
Kim Sawyer (cksawyer) - http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/2f...
Bob Hayden (irrevo) - http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/32...
Marsha Enright (marshafamilaroenright) - http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/30...
More Atlas Summit speaker interviews coming soon!
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Register for the Atlas Summit now: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/atlas-summit...
Remember, Galt’s Gulch members save 20%: http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/2b...
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He has spent nearly two years weeding out fact from opinion regarding the Common Core, and he will share his knowledge of the subject at this year’s Atlas Summit.
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ATLAS SUMMIT
Q: What do you like best about the Atlas Summit?
A:
- Comfort surrounded by like-minded individuals
- Intellectual stimulation
- Retreat environment
Q: What will you be talking about at the Atlas Summit this year?
A: Common Core - It's Roots
Q: Can you give us a sneak peek of your talk?
A: The Common Core is being adopted in state after state: it’s a de-facto national K-12 curriculum.
- Is it improving public education or worsening it?
- Who funded the Common Core project?
- What businesses profit from it?
- Is it state-led?
- Does it nationalize education?
- What about testing?
- Who controls and has access to the data?
- - - - -
QUICK FACTS
Q: What is your favorite Ayn Rand book?
A: The Fountainhead
Q: Who is your favorite Ayn Rand character?
A: Francisco Domingo Carlos Andres Sebastián d'Anconia
- - - - -
Q & A
Q: When were you first introduced to Ayn Rand?
A: [I] Read The Fountainhead [in approximately] 1955. [I] Read Atlas Shrugged in the spring of 1958 - months after it's initial publication. I was 14. My younger brother (age 11) had read Atlas Shrugged immediately after publication and presented it for both my mother and I to read and discuss.
Q: How has Ayn Rand influenced your life?
A: I saw much that eloquently stated our family's philosophy of life. There was an inherent internal consistency missing from other philosophies.
Q: What passion projects are you working on right now?
A: I am an elected school board director in Pennsylvania. The future will be decided by our children/grandchildren. The enemies of freedom spent decades distorting history and the education system. I will work (with many others) to turn this around for future generations.
I am a Life NRA member (50 years) and Pistol Instructor (active). I am passionate about the 2nd Amendment and it's importance in both personal protection and keeping government in check.
I enjoy ballroom dancing, fly fishing, kayaking, & long range rifle shooting. I am an avid Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey fan.
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A LITTLE FUN
Q: What do you enjoy reading, watching, or listening to other than Ayn Rand?
A: History [and] impact of religion(s) on history and current events.
Q: If you could be the tycoon of any industry, which would you pick and why?
A: Health Care - Change the rules. Throw away the decades of pricing based on 3rd party and government intervention. Deal with patients directly as it was prior to mid 1950's when big businesses were given tax incentives by the Federal Government to offer health insurance as a "benefit".
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Lawrence’s Gulch profile: http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/blackros...
Lawrence’s Atlas Summit speaker profile: http://atlassummit2015tas25thanniversar....
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Past Atlas Summit speaker interviews:
Dale Halling (dbhalling) - http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/2d...
Vinay Kolhatkar (Vinay) - http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/2e...
Kim Sawyer (cksawyer) - http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/2f...
Bob Hayden (irrevo) - http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/32...
Marsha Enright (marshafamilaroenright) - http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/30...
More Atlas Summit speaker interviews coming soon!
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Register for the Atlas Summit now: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/atlas-summit...
Remember, Galt’s Gulch members save 20%: http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts/2b...
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