Common Sense Is on Vacation

About the Book

The motivation to write the book Common Sense Is on Vacation stemmed from one question applied to breakdowns in several major areas or components of our society: individuals; couples; marriage; communities; secondary, college, and university systems; government; and religion. There is an obvious measure of malfunction or dysfunction in each of these major areas of society. What happened to our world? Very apparently, one thing is missing from our system of thinking and decision-making process. The author believes that common sense is on vacation. We have to bring it back. This book walks you through each of the major social components showing where, if common sense had been anywhere in the room, these breakdowns of marriage and family structure, school systems, and government would be minimized considerably and sometimes eliminated.

About the Author

About the Author Percy L. Caldwell, PhD Dr. Caldwell’s nickname is Chico. He earned an undergraduate degree from Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama; a master’s degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham; and a PhD from Iowa State University. His entire career was in higher education as a part of faculty, a coach, and an athletics administrator with keen interest in the behavioral sciences, health, and wellness. He was a very talented four-sport athlete in high school and attended college on a full athletics scholarship. Chico also had musical talent, played in the band, and was a lead tenor in the school choir. His mother was the only one thinking or suggestion to him that he should focus his training and education on behavioral sciences. Chico’s mom and dad always spoke to him in common-sense terms no matter what the topic of discussion was. He is aware when common sense is missing in a decision. If you want to get Chico to talk, bring up a topic about human behavior.