I am really interested in the whole idea of what makes someone “worthy” of expressing opinion on the internet, and the issue of credibility of sources. Here are a couple incidents from the past few days that bring this issue up in different contexts, but they all share the same common denominator- what makes [...]
Entries from January 2008
January 28, 2008
Using Technology in the Classroom
One of the takeaways from this past weekend at Educon 2.0 has been that there are lots of cool tech tools available, but not every tool is right for every job.
The tools, the availability of almost any and all information at your fingertips means you can use almost infinite examples in the classroom. It also [...]
January 27, 2008
Rethinking (and executing) on Education
Educon 2.0 is an education unconference being held in Philadelphia this weekend, at the Science Leadership Academy (SLA). SLA is a progressive, public, magnet school for highschool students, and everything we think about high school has been re- engineered.
Classes are based on project based learning. Every child and teacher has a laptop, but [...]
January 24, 2008
Autism in China- Making a Difference
In our first day of fundraising, we’ve raised $505 towards our goal of $10,000 for Ma Chen and her Carnation Children’s Rehabilitation center, to help them buy a farm so the children have a place to go after their schooling finishes. China’s One child per couple policy has meant that these children won’t have siblings [...]
January 24, 2008
Rant Day
This is one of those days that has been really productive, but a couple things are driving me crazy, so here’s the brain dump:
1. Tax rebates. The latest word appears to indicate that Congress may approve tax rebates for everyone, to try to get us to spend our way out of a possible recession. I [...]
January 22, 2008
Autism in China- You Can Help!
Imagine, just for a moment, discovering your only child has autism. Imagine this happens while living in a Country of 1.3 Billion people, where only two state-run schools exist to serve all of the people with autism. You live in a culture where the very existence of autism has only recently been recognized [...]
