7/16/2024 I will fill in details on travel days but here are some highlights from our trip so far. We traveled to Paris for one night and then made our way to Barcelona to see Pearl Jam. After that we made our way to Zurich to see Taylor Swift and stayed with friends from our…
Ripple
This is an absolutely beautiful arrangement, of a beautiful song, with beautiful lyrics performed by artists from around the globe.
The Zero Sum Grading Endgame
Why Can’t Everyone Get A’s? Why Can’t Everyone Get A’s? (From the New York Times, June 15, 2019) *Read the article first, only if you promise to come back. I read this article on grading philosophy, and it really got me thinking about the purpose of grading. I have given out thousands of grades, but…
The Other Side of Town
Lunch at La Casona del Cafetal
The Legacy of Howard Zinn
I posted the following as a “Note” on Facebook in 2010 when Howard Zinn passed away. I am cleaning out my data there and this is one of the few things I published there that was worth keeping. Howard Zinn 1922-2010 Every year in my AP U S history class I begin the curriculum talking…
NYTimes: It’s Time to Break Up Facebook
An important assessment of what is at stake, from one of the founders of Facebook.
An Educational Technology Coordinator on Team Human
Educational Technology has changed immensely. Can we have the best of both the digital and the analog world for ourselves and the next generation?
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“Tell me why you love me”, she sometimes says:
A No Win Nation
We come together in tragedy regardless of party, but I am afraid we have lost our ability to come together in triumphs.
Guatemala: Antigua and Tikal
It was a lot to do in 5 days, and it was totally worth it.