Tag Archives: education

Is public education in the big cities too far gone to be saved?

Posted on May 3, 2009 by

Think that’s a crazy question to ask? Read this detailed report from the LA Times. Among the findings: * Building a case for dismissal is so time-consuming, costly and draining for principals and administrators that many say they don’t make … Continue reading →

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Confusion on Easter Sunday

Posted on April 12, 2009 by

When I sit down to make sense of the world I often start with this question: If beings from another galaxy were to show up on our planet on an anthropological mission, what would they think about all of this? … Continue reading →

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My Proposal for Stimulus

Posted on February 10, 2009 by

Put 2 trillion into education. Revamp every school. build more schools. pay teachers very highly (pay based on college enrollment + post graduate employment) any county not graduating 95% within 2 years loses funding. SEE WHAT HAPPENS! We do not … Continue reading →

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Good enough for Education, Business and Sports

Posted on January 9, 2009 by

I was going to title this “Not found @ 2009 Consumer Electronics Show…” but I’d get punished. People invest in training for their education, work, entertainment and even lifestyles. The society as a whole invests billions in training and education … Continue reading →

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Pseudo-Scientists ask: Is digital media rewiring our brains?

Posted on December 4, 2008 by

Actually this is a provocative title to get parents and teachers to read online crap. Kinda ironical, don’t you think… it is supposed to sound like concerns from worried parents. One brain scientist at UCLA, Gary Small, a psychiatrist, argues … Continue reading →

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It is the cosmos, not “Cosmo”

Posted on June 13, 2008 by

  Boy, has that a lot of meanings…. But consider this version of ‘cosmos’…   According to Lawrence Krauss of NEWScientist magazine, David Brook wrote in The New York Times in May that   “…while we moderns see space as … Continue reading →

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YIKES! Again… another data point in the abyss…

Posted on April 29, 2008 by

Elliot Masie – a corporate learning impresario has asked on his site www.learningtown.com : What “Learning” lessons can we learn from the current U.S. Democratic Primaries? What are your perspectives? Note: Keep this focused on the lessons .. not a … Continue reading →

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The End Game: the Big Zap!

Posted on April 4, 2008 by

Lets consider a dying star. Any dying star.  They are out there you know… dying, forming and changing as assuredly as Earth’s season’s change only their timeline is highly skewed toward the million year epoch. On a gross level, all … Continue reading →

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