Mar 7, 2016 | Education, General, Technology
Last week there was a fascinating story on NPR about biologists trying to help restore the Whooping Crane population. The Cranes have been bred in captivity and to release them into the wild the birds needed some help with migration. In order for the birds to avoid...
Feb 25, 2016 | Education, General
This week I was talking to a principal about his desire to keep his school focused on a few goals. He was feeling good about things until the new wave of “requirements” from the state came down. These included, but were not limited to a new training program for all...
Feb 2, 2016 | Education, General, News
Much of my reading is devoted to research and topics directly tied to education. In an attempt to broaden my thinking I have been trying to read more from other genres if you will– business, technology, even sports. Looking outside the walls of education and...
Apr 21, 2015 | Education, General
We are teaching our oldest son to drive. Overall, it is going well given the fact that there is a 15 year old behind the wheel who has selective hearing and really doesn’t think his parents know that much. Anyway, last week we decided it was time to try the...
Apr 1, 2015 | Education, General
When the 2010 mining disaster occurred in Chili I was mesmerized so I was thrilled to read Hector Tobar’s new book, “Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine, and the Miracle That Set Them Free”. For those of you who don’t remember...
