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President Obama Must Pursue Justice
I’ve been outspoken in my concern about the education policies of President Obama, who I supported and voted for. I am not alone in pointing …
Obama Wants Tip Jar for Teachers
There seems to be a part of a politician’s reptilian brain hardwired to believe that teachers are deliberately suppressing the almighty student standardized test scores until the government awards them an extra buck a day.
What Makes a Good Project? – new articles
I recently wrote two articles about project-based learning for The Creative Educator Magazine.
Even Budget Cuts Can’t Prevent Stupid Field Trips!
Thanks to NY Teacher for the blog, Field Trips – Good and Bad. The blog reminds us how educational (and cost-effective) field trips can be …
The Worst Book of the 21st Century (an updated review)
What should an educator do after they watch Daniel Pink’s deeply flawed PowerPoint presentation? How will a member of the audience become a better educator as a result of his keynote address? Why is he invited to speak to educators at all?
Where in the World is Fred D’Ignazio?
One of my earliest heroes in educational computing was Fred D’Ignazio. I began reading Fred’s columns in Compute Magazine (index here) and other publications back …
High Praise Indeed
To quote the great 20th Century philosopher, Rodney Dangerfield, sometimes “it’s not easy being me.” I find it exhausting being the contrarian at many events …
No
In a February 44, 2009 blog entitled, Stat O’ the Day: Teachers Scared to Teach, Will Richardson quotes a recent study that concludes: Fewer than …
Justice Antonin Scalia – Teacher of the Year
Where others fear to tread, a 20-year-old college student from Tequesta, Fla.,boldly stepped forward Tuesday to ask Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia a question he …
Critical Analysis of Tom Friedman’s Books
A few years back, my criticism of Tom Friedman’s book, The World is Flat and harsher criticism of educators who sought direction from it, Reading …