Don’t Worry About the Problem
Five or six years ago, I was honored with an invitation to contribute an essay to a collection of provocative treatises on education written by …
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Sad, Mad, and Why Do They Hate Us?
A friend just recommended an article on social media and asked for my thoughts. I must stop falling for this trap. Rather than take a …
If You Must, Here’s the Definitive How-To
Anyone who speaks publicly or teaches from the front of the room will find plenty to learn from this masterclass.
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Joi de Vivre Personified
On Christmas Eve (2016), the world lost one of its most profound thinkers when learning theorist, Dr. Edith Ackermann, left us at age 70. Anyone …
Cramming Like a Delinquent Schoolboy
I’m truly excited to be flying to Boston next week to participate in an amazing MIT event, “Deconstructing Beethoven’s Improvisations,” based on Marvin Minsky’s legendary …