Daisy, S would probably *love* the environmental charter school, but I was raised to be a staunch supporter of public education. :) (Did you ever see my post "Whose children are we responsible for, anyway?" I think it was published last August or September.)

TJ, thanks for inspiring the idea of turning this conversation into a post! I probably wouldn't have thought of it—I'm often surprised by what people find interesting, like which tweets get the most responses. Do you find that, too?

cobalt-blue, it's good to see you here again! And I'm glad the post came at a good time. That's a really interesting way to look at knowledge and wisdom, in relation to how we relate to people. It prompted me think more about my ex from a "wisdom" perspective rather than what I "know" about him. Very wise. :)

Dave, oooh, I really like the idea of "listening" and "watching" being in the front seat. Maybe we can't speed up wisdom, but I think we can make it more effective—make it stick better—don't you? That's one of the things I really enjoyed about thinking more about wisdom: the accumulation of it applies to all of us, no matter what our age.