Sir Ken Robinson is compelling. He is concise and concrete while ingeniously illuminating the concepts he very successfully develops in his publications and media presentations. He is believable and makes a believer of me. Recently, I viewed his You Tube … Continue reading →

“A day that you tarry is a day that you lose.” (Jeremiah Johnson, film -1972). Or, for a child, no time passes faster than a day of summer vacation and it is almost impossible to think about school and learning … Continue reading →

I am assigned to them and they are assigned to me. We meet at the same time every week day for almost nine months, rain or shine. I am supposed to help them; they are supposed to profit from my … Continue reading →

Thanks to State Senator Luther Olsen for his likening the Wisconsin legislature to a banana republic, and not the clothing store. Senator Olsen referred to the legislature about face relative to its partisan decision to countermand its 2011 decision to … Continue reading →

Runs. Touch downs and conversions. Two-point and three-point shots and free throws. Strokes. Goals. Percentage of correct responses. When everything is reduced to points, there always is a numerical end. Sometimes the end is when the numbers of time on … Continue reading →