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John Jensen is a former Army Officer in Counter-Intelligence, Catholic priest, and retired licensed clinical psychologist. He has published Effective Classroom Turnaround: Practice Makes Permanent, and other books on education and social change.
SHARE Monday, February 16, 2026 Dr. Jensen's Method Part 3. Mastery Depends on Practice
All skills develop by practice, and the same applies to knowledge. For mastering their subjects, students need to explain them to each other, an activity that also meets their needs for competence and reciprocity.
SHARE Tuesday, February 10, 2026 Dr. Jensen's Method: The Flaw at the Core of US Education
A century ago U.S. educators accepted familiarity instead of mastery as the instructional objective, following John Dewey's ideas. The system advises students in many ways that they are free to discard their knowledge. Millions of adults are functionally illiterate or reading no better than a grade school level.
(1 comments) SHARE Sunday, February 8, 2026 Stupidity and the Change Process
Stupidity, a failure of moral reasoning, underlies society's problems. It invites a return to founding national values as fundamental for substantial change. The outreach required to accomplish that depends on understanding how to initiate and expand a large, organized effort.
SHARE Tuesday, February 3, 2026 Twelve Factors for Group Success: A Summary Outline
This is a precis of a longer document, Twelve Factors for Group Success. 1. BEGINNING: vision, asking, marginal gains, multiplying. 2. DEVELOPMENT: learning, connection, communication skills, action. 3. MAINTAINING: planning, mutual support, accountability, commitment.
SHARE Tuesday, February 3, 2026 Communications for Outreach
An array of details to assimilate that aid effective communication, especially for outreach.
(1 comments) SHARE Wednesday, January 28, 2026 What Democrats Need to Do Now
In light of damaging values supported by the Trump administration, this article proposes an urgency to address people's understanding of and commitment to national values. Though the need applies to Republicans as well, Democrats need to take the lead in bringing people together for organized outreach to all voters concerning the values at stake.
SHARE Tuesday, January 27, 2026 A Communications Breakthrough
A method of group communication that eliminates customary barriers to exchanging ideas, and quickly enables people to feel comfortable and connected, A valuable result is how easily people overcome differences.
(2 comments) SHARE Monday, January 26, 2026 Why are Religions in Such Conflict?
An analysis of a millennial problem, the conflict among religions. It proposes an explanation based on the nature of faith and two qualities of human nature.