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Christmas Eve
A change of pace – happy holiday to all. A photo from the forest trail near our second home.
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Legends
There are plenty of technology legends. Sometimes legends are self proclaimed and sometimes status is achieved through deeds. I think my wife falls into the second category. This has been the case since the mid-80s, but sometimes being experienced can … Continue reading
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Beer money ploy repurposed
What appears below is probably one of my favorite curmudgeon posts. It is certainly the time of the year to bring this post back (I am sitting in a classroom annoying students working on my final by the clicking of … Continue reading
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The talent
Somewhere along the way I picked up a concept I continue to find useful and I am certain quite likely annoys others. It concerns recognition of those who are “the talent”. I think this is a phrase I first heard … Continue reading
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Convince me we haven’t tried this before
One of the annoying characteristics of curmudgeons is they supposedly react to new ideas by claiming “we tried that before and it did not work”. I am having this reaction to the “makers” and “tinkerers” movement and I am attempting … Continue reading
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Spend at least a little time on topics that matter
I must say that I am frustrated with the topics my education colleagues address via social media. They seem unaware or uncaring when it comes to major issues that shape and control the context within which education functions. I had … Continue reading
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LOYO
I may be too easily annoyed, but “insider speak” annoys me. Educators should know better than use unique terminology as part of their mission is to communicate with a broad audience. When they constantly refer to PD, SAMR, NAEP, and … Continue reading
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There are problems in my home town
There is a line in Bruce Springsteen’s “My home town” that goes: “Foreman says these jobs are going boys and they ain’t coming back to your hometown”. The lyrics probably were written some years ago to describe changes in New … Continue reading
Beyond the tipping point
I have been listening to “The Circle” by Dave Eggers. I would call this science fiction, but I listen to so little fiction I am not actually certain how to categorize the work. The story is set in “The Circle” … Continue reading
Are citizens being forbidden to think critically?
I swore I would take a break from commenting on politics. I need to take a more positive view of life. I do not want others to think I am a negative person. I need to spend my time commenting … Continue reading
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