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objective journalism…
On Sunday, I was reading the New York Times (on my iPhone for free…), and I ran across a rather curious op-ed piece (in the Opinions category of the paper). This ‘opinion piece’ was written by the seemingly new Public … Continue reading
e-textbooks…
In the few years since I graduated from college, it would seem that having a laptop (or the equivalent) has gone from being a handy tool to the prime prerequisite to college life. Not too surprisingly, there is a comparable … Continue reading
North Korea is on Facebook…
I love being surprised by events in life…In a strange way, finding out that the People’s Republic of North Korea now has a Facebook page may qualify… I found this bit of trivia as enthralling as finding out that Muammar … Continue reading
more problems with education…
Yesterday I was thinking about what is most important in one’s education. That is, what did you consider to me most important then…and now. The thought came to me that learning how to think would likely trump anything else in … Continue reading
why go to college?
As a prospective high school teacher (read: unemployed teacher…), I don’t give college education as much focus as I probably should. From my most recent bout of college life I have come to the sad conclusion that the less I … Continue reading
plagiarism…
I was reading the editorial page of the New York Times the other day (on my iPhone for free…for now…) and ran across a few letters to the editor commenting upon a previous newspaper article about the problems which teachers … Continue reading
travel blogs…
I’ve always found that there is a big difference between ‘travel’ and ‘vacations’. Nowadays, taking a vacation would seem to be an excuse to get out of town and pamper yourself, you know, the thoughts of lying on a beautiful … Continue reading