Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfing
Start with my latest article about Youg Zhao’s post-COVID predictions on Starr Sackstein’s fine new blog. Then it’s why we should drink tap water and should we wear masks or shields. On to predictions for post-COVID learning, what happens when you use too much laundry detergent, teachers not returning, a Lewis Carol quote, and a rock band with bagpipes.
Yong Zhao Looks Forward / Why Drink Tap Water / Masks or Shields?
June 6th, 2020One Thousand Plus Inspirational Quotes – Good for Writing Prompts
May 25th, 2020
@DarrinPeppard
When giving writing assignments teachers often give students a prompt to start the process. I believe that the quotes I post can serve that purpose. Ask your class or kids to pick a favorite, and then ask them to write a few paragraphs about why they like the quote and what it means to them. When they finish they can write about another one. Dr. Doug Green’s Inspirational Quotes You can also print the images and use them to decorate your classroom walls once school starts or your refrigerator at home. I add one about six times a week. Each includes the Twitter name of the person that I got it from.
Four Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your College Education by Craig Middleton
May 22nd, 2020
Four Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your College Education by Craig Middleton offers advice that all high school students should consider. It’s also good for people wishing to change to a career that requires some college. I would add that you should also realize that learning doesn’t end with graduation. In a sense, learning just starts then so do your best to see yourself as a life-long learner.
Read entire post...Takeover: Race, Education, and American Democracy by Domingo Morel
May 20th, 2020
Takeover: Race, Education, and American Democracy by Domingo Morel tells the story of how state takeovers of urban school districts have tended to coincide with blacks gaining majorities on urban school boards. While the takeovers are based on poor academic performance and corruption, they don’t seem to improve academic results but they do take political power away from the local community. They also tend to result in a lack of collaboration, which is an essential contributor to school success in general. Although this book takes a political side in this argument, it does make a compelling case.
Read entire post...Everything I Know About Business I Learned From MONOPOLY: Successful Executives Reveal Strategic Lessons From the World’s Greatest Board Game by Alan Axelrod
May 11th, 2020
Everything I Know About Business I Learned From MONOPOLY: Successful Executives Reveal Strategic Lessons From the World’s Greatest Board Game by Alan Axelrod is a handbook on how to use the world’s most popular board game to think about, explore, and rethink the nature of business and the doing of business. It offers insight and provocation, which is a good starting place. If you are finding more time for board games, be sure to dust of your MONOPOLY board after you read this book.
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