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Let’s get real

As I’ve gotten older I’ve realized some things about myself that were kind of shocking in that they stood in direct opposition to the image I’d always held of myself in my brain; an image born of years of cultural … Continue reading

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If electronics are evil I am going straight to hell, and why my kids will (probably) never graduate

Not too long ago my brother wrote a great blog post called “Sociability” in which he talks about how a real community is one in which you know everyone but maybe don’t always like everything about them, and how that’s ok … Continue reading

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What kind of life do you want?

If your favorite thing in life is to write stories, can you convince yourself to be an accountant? If nothing gives you more pleasure than studying animals, can you dismiss your passion and become a computer scientist? And even if … Continue reading

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What a week!

I hereby give my own mini standing ovation to all the event planners out there.  You are sorely under-appreciated.   Why is that, all you non-event planners might ask? Well. First there are the lists.  Lists of attendees, rsvp’s, items … Continue reading

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Why it’s called a learning “experience”

Three days from now Michael Ellsberg will be coming in to talk to the NYCHEA community about his book, “The Education of Millionaires:  It’s not what you think and it’s not too late.”   This evening Michael and I were … Continue reading

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Full Disclosure

It has come to my attention over the last week that because of my “radical” views on education and learning, many people make the assumption that I lead a particular lifestyle. Because we are life-learners, the assumption is that we … Continue reading

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Standing up to testing? I applaud you

Last night I took part in a “Comments” discussion on Lisa Nielsen’s Innovative Educator blog.   The post in question was titled “Tell Bully Principal How You Feel” .  In it, Lisa called for her readers to send emails to … Continue reading

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Only a day or two to go!

Tomorrow I am meeting with my amazing web designer, Alison Leipzig, to go over final things for my website and to learn how to make changes and/or add content.  I’ll tell you right now that the resources page is going … Continue reading

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Jeremy Stuart and “Class Dismissed”

As I mentioned yesterday, this morning I had the good fortune to meet and be interviewed by Jeremy Stuart for him upcoming film “Class Dismissed”. I’m so excited to be a part of this project in some small way, because … Continue reading

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Big Day

I’m posting this from a hijacked computer tonight, as our internet has gone down and won’t be fixed till tomorrow afternoon.   It’s been kind of fun to have an evening of forced separation from the computer, or at least … Continue reading

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