Category Archives: community

The Best Things in Education are Free

This past weekend, I attended another fantastic Educon, held annually at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia.  Education folks- Administrators, Ed Tech people, teachers, people from public and private schools, authors, publishers, parents, and even political folks attend, making it … Continue reading

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If Not Now, When?

*Quick note- I accidentally published this piece before it was edited- a quirk from using the iPad to compose in the WordPress app and save in draft format, which I messed up. Sorry for any inconvenience. Sometimes, we know we’re … Continue reading

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Consumer Spending and the Economy

I was with my trainer this morning, and we were discussing post-holiday things, as is typical the first week in January.  And I was struck by the following thought: We got ourselves out of the Great Depression by an expansion … Continue reading

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Feedback Loops

Douglas Adams is one of my favorite writers, but he’s probably under-appreciated for his brilliance as a technology enthusiast and futurist.  He’s got a great series called Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Future, which you can listen to in the BBC … Continue reading

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5 Things that Drive Me Crazy

In the world of the internet, as Ferris Bueller once said, “Life Moves Pretty Fast.   If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”  But because things do move so fast now, are we … Continue reading

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