Newsweek’s Creativity in America http://www.newsweek.com/2010/07/10/the-creativity-crisis.html Yes, I know that this article is from July — but, in all fairness, I just found it at my local Stumptown coffee shop on Saturday. My favorite part of the article was when the topic of education was brought up: “When faculty of a major Chinese university asked Plucker […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Two week ago, I wrote about the lunch programs at public schools. Since then I found three additional resources that I felt needed to be shared. Cooking with Kids http://www.maketimeforchange.com/index.html Although this may not deal specifically with school lunches, it does deal with the food that children eat. By getting families and their children more […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
With the holidays and getting back to work – telling you what I was reading last week just wasn’t worth it. That’s mainly because — I didn’t read anything! *Apps of the Year http://images.businessweek.com/slideshows/20101229/the-apps-class-of-2010/?chan=magazine+channel_etc. This was fun to read, mainly because I am on of the 40 million people addicted to Angry Birds. Seriously addictive. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
*Newsweek – Michelle Rhee http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/06/why-michelle-rhee-isn-t-done-with-school-reform.html So, I finished reading Michelle Rhee’s “I’m not done fighting” article. I’m glad that I took the time to read it. Even though Rhee didn’t have any direct impact on the schools in the PNW (Pacific Northwest) I have heard the commentary and backlash dealing with her. And although I […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
*Newsweek – Michelle Rhee http://www.newsweek.com/2010/12/06/why-michelle-rhee-isn-t-done-with-school-reform.html I just got this Newsweek issue; and although I haven’t finished it yet, I know it’s going to be a good article. I sort of wished that I lived in D.C. so I could get a better idea about what people there think of her. I’m assuming it isn’t all […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Do you like how a ‘week’ isn’t necessarily a week? I just get so busy balancing all of these ‘balls’ I call my responsibilities that a week doesn’t always mean seven days. Plus, this is a relatively new structure for me; so please – bear with me. I do hope that the variety of articles […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
