The Scourge of Suspending Kids with Disabilities
I read an article in the NY Times this past week that made me really angry. I don’t tend to get angry much….irritated, frustrated, outraged, yes, but not often angry. Some of you may have seen the...
View ArticleIntrinsic Motivation can be Aversive
A few days ago, a friend of mine, Matt Welch, wrote something on his blog that totally blew my mind. There’s been so much conversation lately, on this blog and others, debating the use and value of...
View ArticleA Simple Friday Feel-Good for Educators
This photo is shared under Creative Commons. The original photo can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/jjude/2740546006/ This week I was really inspired by a piece that Kathy Cuff wrote for the...
View ArticleStirring the Pot in Education!
This cartoon originally appeared on http://pactiss.org. Great website, check it out! Wow, I knew that this whole social media thing was powerful. But something happened to me yesterday that I never...
View ArticleIn Defense of Homework
This image originally appeared on http://killsuperwoman.blogspot.com/2010/10/homework-monster.html; visit the site for an argument against homework. I’ve been reading quite a few anti-homework articles...
View ArticleAttention problem? Let’s blame classroom technology!
This image originally appeared at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention I don’t know how I managed to miss this story, but did you all see the piece in the NY Times a few weeks ago, Technology...
View ArticleIs Free Will Really Free?
I’m sure I’ll live to regret this, but I have the itch to write about free will today. What the heck, it’s Friday, right? I was reading The Desire for Autonomy on one of my favorite blogs, The...
View ArticleGame Apps that I Love to Hate
Do you guys have games that you play on your smartphones or tablets that drive you crazy? You know, the ones that, for the life of you, you can’t figure out WHY IN GOD’S NAME you are wasting your life...
View ArticleCreativity and Basic Skills in Education
Creativity is a complex subject. To say the least. It’s also a topic that creates a great deal of conflict. I’ve been thinking about creativity for a long time as it applies to learning and education....
View ArticleWhat is Student Engagement? And What Should it Be?
Maybe those seems like weird questions. But they’ve been bouncing around in my head for a while now. I hear a lot of people talk about student engagement as a goal, but I get the impression that not...
View ArticleEd App Reviews: Will My Kid Like It?
This image originally appeared on http://www.neontommy.com/news/2013/06/apple-inc-provide-30000-ipads-47-la-schools I’ve noticed something pretty interesting in ed tech. I’m wondering if you’ve noticed...
View ArticleWhat is Self-Motivation, Anyway?
This image originally appeared on JaredsLog.com A friend recently told me that she doesn’t think I’ve been writing about enough controversial stuff on the blog here lately. So when I happened across...
View ArticleHow Can We Encourage Co-Creation in EdTech?
This image originally appeared at http://www.theguardian.com/innovation-nation-awards/innovation-education-technology-barriers It’s been a long week for me. I’ve been working on the next big thing that...
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