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Tom v. Huck
My son Starbuck, who’s six, is home a lot this summer, so I figured we might find some time to...
Drama Mama: 8 Things That Terrify Me About This Next Generation
1. Low boredom threshold “The book was the worst…no just the first couple of pages. I skimmed a summary on...
Clickers, Pedagogy and Edtechtainment
Alan Groveman questions whether some of the latest technology for classrooms actually promotes learning.
What If...
A commenter to yesterday's post about compensating staff made a point I've wondered about before. It's worth contemplating – not...
Ask the Administrator: Recognizing Staff
A returning correspondent writes: The vice president who oversees the majority of support staff at my SLAC is constructing a...
Today, Harvard. Tomorrow ... ?
The Senate Finance Committee's interest in how Harvard spends its billions has troubling implications that extend to everyone in the nonprofit sector, warns Bernard Fryshman.
Math Mom: Success?
Last Friday, an impromptu conversation in the mailroom at my University jolted my pulse into my aerobic zone. I might...
ABC's and PhD's: Creating Programs for Local Elementary Schools
Non-traditional academics have many skills different from the general population of "parent volunteers" at an elementary school. This provides a...