Oct 01
Not knowing the context (or even the validity) of this picture, it’s hard to comment, but that didn’t stop these people. At the time I posted this, there were already 188 comments. Some of them heated. Like these: IMHO, that’s honestly a student’s failure to study! That’s such a simple mathematics problem and he …
Jun 20
How’d that headline grab ya? I bet (though you may not be aware) it got “grabbier” after that one little word—the smallest one–“or”. As if you can’t to both. Like you have to choose. It’s like this: When it comes to matters of faith or spirituality (or whatever you want to call it), I think …
Jun 04
Our girls have a routine and checklist that they work through every night before bed. One of the things on the list is to get out the clothes that they are going to wear in the morning. It’s a good routine. The girls ask what the weather is going to be like and they plan …
May 10
As an educator, I’m a big fan of writing–journaling in particular. I really can’t say enough about it. Journal writing does wonders for both personal and academic growth. From creative and critical thinking, to problem solving, to communication skills, journaling is indeed the bomb. And I’m not the only one that thinks so.Consider the following …
May 05
This winter I was introduced to TED talks a collection of speeches by today’s most intelligent people. The range of topics are fascinating so I strongly encourage anyone to check it out. Anyway, one of the first speeches I heard/saw (because you can, if you choose, just download the sound without the video as a …
Apr 15
Chat bots: Artificial Intelligence Links Us to The Big Guy (and other interesting personalities) First it was Peteranswers.com, then it was Ask Jud, now my students are hooked on igod. I’m all for 21st century skills, shrinking the world with electronic dialog, better opportunities for learning and all that—but this is getting ridiculous.
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