David Bowie Exhibit http://www.madmuseum.org/series/david-bowie-artist David Bowie has an exhibit in NYC. Yes, you heard right; he’s long overdue – but it’s fantastic nonetheless. I love that this is an exhibit that highlights all of the ways that David Bowie has impacted the arts. I have always felt that there is so much more depth to […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mock Trial http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2011/03/oregon_mock_trial_competition.html I know that I say it a lot, but I really love when learning takes place in a non-traditional way. I believe that this is going to become even more important as education, specifically public education, comes under more and more scrutiny, that students will have to take every learning opportunity that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Obama Administration’s Educational Reform http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_06/b4214027714785.htm?chan=magazine+channel_news+-+politics+%2B+policy Ahh educational reform. A friend and I were talking about how education just continues to get worse; and teachers are probably the most unappreciated workers out there. Yet, education is still a hot button issue for politicians. President Obama is calling for more money to be given to public schools; […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
Oprah News http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/10_51/b4208021639963.htm?chan=magazine+channel_news+-+companies+%2B+industries http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2011/0117/focus-david-zaslav-winfrey-discovery-behind-oprah.html Anyone who says they don’t want to be Oprah is lying. She’s got it all, and heart. Even though I don’t have cable anymore, I still like to read up on the queen of daytime. I’d like to say that I am following in her footsteps, but my shoes are that […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
As a tutor and the owner of a tutoring company, and a previous teacher, there are several points that I feel could be very helpful for families to know about tutoring. As a parent, when you get to the point that you are ready to get a tutor – you have reached a milestone. The […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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