Nothing is straight forward about technology–or education. Rather out of the blue, I took a new job with the school district. I am the (interim) District Information Technology Coordinator. Because it is a 50% position, I maintained half of my job at Middle School. Because Middle School runs on a very particular schedule–in our case, [...]
I’ve been half-assedly considering doing my PhD recently. My emotions run the gamut of sheer terror to keen excitement. One of the things holding me back is the idea of ridiculous amounts of money going towards something that while hugely gratifying, at the end of the time would make no discernible difference to my day [...]
Well. Today was the day British Columbians were gifted from on high, the day the Fraser Institute blessed us with the treasure that is their statistics. Today we learned which schools in BC were the best (ie, performed the highest on Standardized Tests) and which sucked. Of course, if you suck, the Fraser Institute is [...]
Boys need activity, and different kinds of visual stimulation, and to read stories about flatulence instead of ponies. There is a lot of truthiness in these statements, but whenever the generalizations start, I get that squinty look.
