Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfingToday, school safety is a much bigger deal than ever. Schools desperately want to avoid the kind of reputation that comes with violent activity. Several years ago, New York State started gathering data on violent and disruptive incidents from all schools. The problem that I noticed when looking at the first set of data was […]
Read entire post...You are at more risk from people you know, than people you don’t know.
February 27th, 2010Talent is Overrated – Try hard work – Geoff Colvin
February 20th, 2010Geoff Colvin’s book by this title is cited often by writers in the leadership and education business. This book is based on abundant research and explains what deliberate practice is and how anyone can use it to be better even if they don’t become one of the greats. Like other books I summarize, I encourage […]
Read entire post...Good men are hard to find.
February 15th, 2010Women have been outperforming men in school for some time. Now the numbers are in and their better performance in schools is paying off in the work place. In terms of pay and employment, women have made big gains at the expense of men. According to an article by M. P. McQueen in the February […]
Read entire post...Denialism – Irrational Thinking is Common – Michael Specter
January 25th, 2010Denialism: How Irrational Thinking Hinders Scientific Progress, Harms the Planet, and Threatens Our Lives by Michael Specter deals with how large sections of our society are in denial about things that science supports. Included are topics like child immunizations, genetic engineering of our food supply, alternative medicine, and race-based medication. The following quote should give […]
Read entire post...Catching Up or Leading the Way Yong Zhao
January 4th, 2010Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization by Yong Zhao (©2009, ASCD: Alexandria, VA) tells the story of how China seems to want an education that America seems eager to throw away. This is one that respects individual talents, supports divergent thinking, tolerates deviation, and encourages creativity. At the […]
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