Eric Stinton

3 weeks ago | civilbeat.org | Eric Stinton |Richard Wiens

The former UFC champion has been arrested twice on the Big Island in the last week. How to talk about BJ Penn? Most people came to know him as a martial artist and professional fighter, which is how I still prefer to think about him, even if it’s becoming harder and harder to see the UFC Hall of Famer as just a fighter. But, man, was he a fighter. A uniquely great one.

1 month ago | civilbeat.org | Eric Stinton |Richard Wiens

Commentary Kids have been told the purpose of an education is to get ahead. Now is the time to rethink the value of classroom learning. Kids have been told the purpose of an education is to get ahead. Now is the time to rethink the value of classroom learning. What is the purpose of education? I was thinking about this recently as I was grading a stack of research papers written, to varying extents, by my ninth graders and ChatGPT.