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Getting It
Recently, I’ve heard a lot of people saying things like “They just don’t get it,” with a rather, fed-up, exasperated voice, like “There’s nothing you can do to help THOSE folks. They’re Hopeless.” I know we’ve also all said this, … Continue reading
Into the Fray
The current political season is driving me crazy. I have, for some time, joked that all candidates for public office should have to do two things : 1) Take the current SAT test and publish their scores, and 2) Take … Continue reading
The Education Flap
There’s a perception in this Country that education is broken. Oprah has jumped on the bandwagon with her shows on the “Waiting for Superman” documentaries, and made a lot of comments that are known to be more myth than fact. … Continue reading
Teachers and Mentors
Seth Godin has a great blog post about two different types of teaching- one that’s all about facts and procedures, and one that’s more about learning to see and solve interesting problems. This caught my attention, because I’ve been having … Continue reading
Filling Niches
One of my favorite concepts from all of those years studying biology was the concept of the niche. An organism or creature finds a spot where the competition isn’t too intense, and raw materials they can work with, and decides … Continue reading
