Feb 29, 2008

Due Diligence

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Wikipedia defines due diligence (also known as due care) as the effort made by an ordinarily prudent or reasonable party to avoid harm to a...
Feb 22, 2008

The Spring Fever

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There is a faint smell of Spring in the air. Birds are not chirping yet, but they are thinking about it. His last stretch of winter is espec...
Feb 15, 2008

The sleep of reason produces monsters

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There are two different conversations about quality in teacher education. One has to do with compliance. How do we gather data that will all...
Jan 31, 2008

X, Y, and Z: The University Habitat

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There are three species of university faculty. Let’s call them X, Y, and Z. X’s are good scholars; they do research for fun, because they l...
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Jan 25, 2008

Tell me, otherwise I won’t know

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Kurt Lewin has invented the T-groups in mid-1940s, by accident. They became very popular in 1960-s and 70-s, and still used today in a diffe...
Jan 18, 2008

Politicization of Teacher Education

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Yet another report on teaching and teacher education hit the waves. This time, it is National Council on Teacher Quality Policy Yearbook ....
Jan 11, 2008

On the Science of Lawmaking

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Yesterday in Denver, there was another meeting on the proposed dyslexia legislation. The State Representative that heads this initiative, ma...
Jan 4, 2008

On writing

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I was able to write a little over the break, and reflect on joys and pains of writing. My current project is a book, with a working title L...
Dec 28, 2007

Educational Reform: The Denial of Ignorance

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As the presidential campaign flares up, No Child Left Behind seems to be in big trouble; see the NY Times account . Virtually no one wants t...
Dec 21, 2007

Right-brained Teachers

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Here is an argument by Daniel H. Pink which I find convincing. You can read a short version on-line , or get his book . Basically, his point...
Dec 14, 2007

Special Interest and Teacher Education

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In the last few months, our College has been approached by several groups; among them the Teaching about the Holocaust group, teaching about...
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Dec 6, 2007

Something uplifting

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A colleague told me last week, “Why don’t you write something uplifting in your blog; this is the holiday season.” What she meant to say was...
Nov 30, 2007

Relational disorder and the question of power

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Writing these blogs made me so transparent, there is no mystery anymore. Those who read them probably know already how I think and what I w...
Nov 16, 2007

Thinking with Ursa

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A significant portion of my week was spent working on curriculum changes. It is an interesting work, actually, because a lot of it deals wit...
Nov 9, 2007

Junior high politics

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Junior high politics can be brutal. Adolescents discover the world of relationships, and engage in it with enthusiasm of zealots. One essent...
Oct 26, 2007

Just-in-time scheduling

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We live in the midst of an incredible information technology revolution. We ask questions that were never asked before, we can know things t...
Oct 19, 2007

Morsels of the Real

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This is my sixtieth blog, and I am not sure how many more things I have to say about all this life. I have something today though. We had a ...
Oct 12, 2007

How to alienate people and damage relationships: A comprehensive guide for college professors

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Introduction Relationships with colleagues and with students are the least important asset you have, so why not take some time to diminish i...
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Oct 5, 2007

The Nomadic conference

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Most of us love to travel. Tourism, of course, is not the best way to do it; far from it. First, it is very expensive. Second, you do not ge...
Sep 29, 2007

Authority and power

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A certain meeting in the State’s capital made me think about power. How come people who are incompetent also inevitable feel the need to exe...
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Sep 21, 2007

Going with the flow: On the horizontal transparency

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The Dean is asking for goals again. He needs to know what our goals are for the year. I chatted with Mark, my fellow School director yester...