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Behind Every Trend is a Driving Force. Here are 10…

July 3rd, 2010
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One challenge we face in determining new government and economic models, is broadening our sights in order to adopt a globally integrated view. As depicted on the concept map linked below, the driving forces affecting major trends are many.
The IMF has divided the world into 9 economic regions. Each region is trying to control for driving forces that keep them in harmonious tune with global trends. How to prepare for wildcard disasters affecting potable water supply and arable land, is a big challenge in each region but to varying degrees.
An earthquake in Haiti and Chile, a Volcano in Iceland, an Oil Spill in the Gulf, ALL have ripple effects that can produce tipping points beyond a region’s ability to return to stability.
There are some bright prospects on the horizon (assuming that’s not a Tsunami just ahead).
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The Solution is the Problem when it Comes to the Much-Hullabaloo’d Education Fix…

January 4th, 2010
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The tensions resonating within the educational system remind me of so many “professionals” who opined their varied diagnoses and prescriptions yet without a hint of resolution in sight. Why?
via immediaedu.com

What’s worse is that a cursory overview shows nearly all the experts agree on the current state of affairs and the necessary goal we should have in view. But finding a solution to target is the challenge. In other words, the solution is the problem.

Three points summarize the deluge of data streaming the blogosphere: (click the ImmediaEdu link above and visit the Updates page for the rest of the story).

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Congressional Mathmatics…

December 8th, 2009
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I rec’d this email today…

How many zeros in a billion?

The next time you hear a politician use the
word ‘billion’ in a casual manner, think about
whether you want the ‘politicians’ spending
YOUR tax money.

A billion is a difficult number to comprehend,
but one advertising agency did a good job of
putting that figure into some perspective in
one of it’s releases.

  1. A billion seconds ago it was 1959.
  2. A billion minutes ago, Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
  3. A billion hours ago was the Stone Age.
  4. A billion days ago no-one walked on the earth on two feet.
  5. A billion dollars ago was only 8 hours and 20 minutes, at the rate our government is spending it.

While this thought is still fresh in our mind, let’s take a look at New Orleans. It’s amazing what you can learn with some simple division.

Louisiana Senator, Mary Landrieu (D), is presently asking Congress for
250 BILLION DOLLARS to rebuild New Orleans. Interesting number…
what does it mean?

A. Well… if you are one of the 484,674 residents of New Orleans
(every man, woman, and child)
you each get $516,528.

B. Or… if you have one of the 188,251 homes in
New Orleans , your home gets $1,329,787..

C. Or… if you are a family of four…
your family gets $2,066,012.

Now do the math yourself and figure out how much every man,
woman and child in the U.S. would get if we split among us,
the $800 Billion allocated for the Health-care bill*

*(which requires the formation of 118 new government agencies to manage).

How is your math? ;-)

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Democracy in the Classroom of 1945 … and today!

June 18th, 2009
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“Democracy is worth dying for, because it’s the most deeply honorable form of government ever devised by man.” – Ronald Reagan

If, as Ronald Reagan said, Democracy is the most honorable way for people to govern themselves, then it makes sense that Democracy in the classroom would offer the best way for educating future generations to become responsible citizens. It also follows that promoting democratic ideals in the classroom would constitute best practice among teachers. My definition of best practice is the focus on procedures known to produce optimum results. Therefore, based on Reagan’s quote and my definition of best practice, we could conclude that a teacher’s best practice would focus on teaching procedures that » More: Democracy in the Classroom of 1945 … and today!

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