‘Stranger Danger’ and the Decline of Halloween – "We can kill off Halloween, or we can accept that it isn't dangerous and give it back to the kids. Then maybe we can start giving them back the rest of their childhoods, too." Amazing Beans: Black Lentils/Kidney/Garbanzo – Giving this a shot soon. YOU are Superman – Mamapedia™ Voices – “If eight park moms and one visionary principal could pull our Read More ...
Top 5 things to HATE about Marathon Runners -Ha! Best list since “Stuff White People Like”. I made every annoying thing on this list! Amusing Ourselves to Death – Awsum. Higher education bubble poised to burst – "The people running America's colleges and universities have long thought they were exempt from the laws of supply and demand and unaffected by the business cycle. Turns out that's wrong." Market: Over 12 Read More ...
I know everybody already reads Seth Godin, but I wanted to link out to today’s post by him anyway. He may be 10 years or so ahead of his time, but I think he’s hit the nail on the head: Back before the digital revolution, access to information was an issue. The size of the library mattered. One reason to go to college was to get access. Today, that access Read More ...
The Death of Global Warming – I don’t think it’s dead just yet. Just like in a bad horror movie, it will make one last effort to grab us by the ankle and stab us in the knee. Or something painful like that. Iran News in February. – If this involves a Segway or an iPad I’m going to be very disappointed. The 25 Hottest Olympians To Watch For – Read More ...
Celebrity Rehab 3 – Take it day by day. If you can go the whole season without watching an episode, more power to you. But I'll bet you a cold cold beer you can't do it. Mardi Gras 1956 – This is cool. I haven't been to New Orleans in 6 or 7 years. This makes me want to go back. Not for Mardi Gras, but I still want to Read More ...
8 More PowerPoint Train Wrecks – I went to a great 2 day coaching clinic last weekend. About 10 minutes of the 2 days included the use of PowerPoint. Coincidence? In Search Of Clark Griswold’s House – You have to check every single light individually. Carbonhagen Meltdown – LOL! “…riots, madness, styrofoam cups, people eating meat, real fur coats, CFC-laden hairspray cans, it’s crazy.” STOP! - 45 Free Online Computer Read More ...
We Learned Good From The Romans We look back at the Roman epoch with a sense of relief. We’ve learned so much since then. No longer do we consider our leaders to be gods among men. No longer do we hand them unearned and meretricious awards and prizes. We don’t turn on and destroy members of previous administrations. We don’t tolerate incompetent and corrupt sycophants in high office. We’ve learned Read More ...
Jennifer is a friend from way back and is homeschooling her kids for the first time this year. Lots of good advice over there, including this: It doesn’t matter if my child is ahead, behind, or right on target, I have to ask “who’s target?” They get there when they are ready. My job is to meet them exactly where their knowledge stops and their curiosity begins. I have to Read More ...
Here’s a pretty funny response to the old argument that home school kids don’t get socialization. If you want to get a bit old-school take him into the bathroom once in a while and threaten to smack him upside the head unless he gives you his lunch money. Follow the link to read the whole thing…it’s hilarious. And here’s something to think about seriously: I went to public school. If Read More ...
From the Liberty Papers Education is not one-size-fits-all. We need to stop pretending that we can make it so. The same goes for healthcare. It all boils down to choice, choice, choice. I wonder how many people would be mad if they all of a sudden only had one or two soft drinks to choose from. I bet we’d see some action on that issue! Of course, there’s much more Read More ...
