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Saturday, May 29th, 2010Would You Hire Your Own Kids? 7 Skills Schools Should be Teaching Them | AlterNet. Schools aren’t teaching the skills our kids need. Why? May 28, 2010 I’ve spent the last two years researching and writing a new book, The Global Achievement Gap: Why Even Our Best Schools Don’t Teach The New Survival Skills Our [...]
On Autism: Tito
Wednesday, February 10th, 2010“Poem 7 The Mind Tree Maybe it is night Maybe it is day I can’t be sure Because I’m not yet feeling the heat of the sun I am the mind tree When I had been gifted this mind of mine I recall his voice very clearly To you I have given this mind And [...]
Autism and Stem Cells
Thursday, January 28th, 2010Part of the problem with using stem cells to treat autism is that we don’t know what we are treating. Despite the enthusiastic promotion of various “theories” about what causes autism, there is no generally agreed upon pathology or “lesion” to treat. Even genetic studies fail to show one single genetic cause of autism, suggesting [...]
Feed Dump: Science/Tech
Saturday, February 14th, 2009Techyum: Google’s Universal Malware Search Result: Google Considers Self Harmful NPR: Moving Darwin into the Digital World Mac Mini Steampunk Mod
Feed Dump: Special Ed
Saturday, February 14th, 2009Daily Kos: Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism (And Other Tales From Science And Law) NPR: Autistic Children Ineligible for Vaccine Funds
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Saturday, February 14th, 2009Hacking the Earth
Made it!
Friday, February 13th, 2009Today was actually mellow; I have to remember to relax when teaching. On to a free week (I love working in public education)!
Mega News Feed Dump
Thursday, January 1st, 2009Listed in date order, oldest to newest: Bush Ditches His Ranch for Ritzier Digs in Dallas Bush Tries to Whitewash History; Portrays Himself as a Victim Did America Get Punk’d on the Bailout? Media’s Failing Grade on Education ‘Debate’ Defending Vaccines: Actress Dispels Link To Autism Bush: I might not give a farewell address because [...]