by Whitney | Feb 20, 2014 | explanations
Fox News posted an article recently that said many more people are using online ratings in order to choose a doctor. Apparently 59% now say these ratings are either somewhat important or important when choosing a new doctor. Similarly, The Guardian recently had an...
by Whitney | Jan 27, 2014 | education, explanations
This past weekend at Educon 2.6, Kevin Jarrett and I hosted a session entitled “How Unions Can help Foster Education Reform”. This was prompted by a question I have had for a long time, which is whether the public view of unions aligns teachers more with...
by Whitney | Nov 20, 2013 | business, education
I was reading a great blog post over on Edutopia about writing a Student’s User Guide. The title was a bit dull, but on reading it, a teacher talks about developing a “personal User’s Guide” not only for herself, but having each of her students...
by Whitney | Sep 8, 2013 | education
This morning, I read a New York Times opinion piece called “The Great Stagnation of American Education” by Robert Gordon. My first thoughts were that it contained a lot of useful information about how important education is for long term earning...
by Whitney | Dec 20, 2012 | community
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin As I went to pick up my high school freshman on Tuesday for the Orthodontist, I was met by a private security guard inside the front...
