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Cindy bought me some new clothes for our trip to Russia. There are several new lightweight shirts and nice walking shorts. I also bought a couple of new pairs of shoes. She made me try on the shirts to make … Continue reading →

Maybe things like this just happen to me. Sometimes I wonder. We are heading for Russia in a couple of days. This will be the third trip for Cindy. She has worked with teachers in Russia before, but there was … Continue reading →

I think we all want to feel special and I believe if we search long enough we will find just what this special talent is. It may be difficult because we do not always recognize our true gifts. Sometimes these … Continue reading →

You should not be punished for trying to be helpful. We have made contributions to several democratic political candidates because we supported their promised course of action, but now I am continuously asked for more money. I am not only … Continue reading →

The responsibility for Mothers’ Day greetings and presents is one of the three or so things my wife and I argue about. My position, of course, is that my wife is not MY mother. She argues, in truth but that … Continue reading →

I have decided that being a judge charged with evaluating which of 13 applicants competing for a coffee kiosk spot in the University library was probably not good for my blood pressure. It was not the weighty task of selecting … Continue reading →

I just finished Douglas Rushkoff’s Program or be Programmed. I have come to similar conclusions but I think a more realistic solution. I am more concerned we are losing the “learning potential” by being consumers rather than producers. Like Rushkoff … Continue reading →

The North Dakota legislature now has a resolution urging college profs to make use of open textbooks. The concern seems to be that students pay an average of $1000 a year in textbook costs (see beer money ploy – trust … Continue reading →

There is a statistical concept that might be described as partitioning variance. Outcomes are seldom the result of single factors and the goal of accurate description is thus to accurately explain how much of the variability in the outcome can … Continue reading →

Punishment (by formal definition) occurs when a behavior decreases in frequency as the result of consequences that are aversive to the learner. During election season we made contributions to several Democratic campaigns and to support an issue of personal interest … Continue reading →