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Memorial Day Appreciated
In addition to having a long weekend, Memorial Day should be appreciated for its original meaning. And during the actual...
Where the Streets are Paved with Crushed Candy
My sons and I didn’t drive three hours south over Memorial Day weekend to score candy; we went to see...
A Google / Microsoft Educational Content Platform?
The marvelous Barbara Fister writes in our discussion yesterday about my argument that Google should provide a syllabus platform: "…..I...
Math Geek Mom: Class Reunion
I have written in this column before about the concept of "opportunity cost." This topic from economics says that every...
Long Distance Mom: Oil and Water
The media and the sciences… They mix like oil and water. Commercial media seeks narrative personas, two-sided conflicts and attention-grabbing...
Syllabi Should Be Open
Every syllabus should be published, indexed, and freely available online. Where possible, the online syllabus should have these 5 traits...
Differing economies
The recent Memorial Day holiday was more than welcome. In truth, that's the case most years. Given that the last...
ABCs and PhD's: Time for a recharge
It’s damp. It’s dreary. As I write this, I look out my window and fog obscures the mid-morning light. After...