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I just saw something that gives me hope for the future. (Admittedly it's hope for the future of Britain, not hope for the future of the U.S ( Read more... ) -
Just Johnny
I finally saw Johnny MnemonicPart of me is glad that it's just as large a crock as I suspected. I mean, seriously, how does the character inspired by Molly get turned into the weakest of the protagonists? Since when was Johnny good in a fight - and what ever happened to living wealthily ever after ( Read more... ) -
The Theology Game: The Freedom of G-d
I recently managed to find the blog of one of my old College friends (http://holy-vignettes.blogspot.com/ for the curious). Within that blog she proposes a theology game. This is my reply to her most recent prompt.
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Library Science
Well, since I'm actually planning of progressing into a MLS program (rather than a MEd program), I figured it was important for me to start investigating Theories of Library Science as well. And from first blush it would appear the discipline is a mess, with almost as many theories as prominent authors ( Read more... ) -
Odd and Happy Mood Show
In my long absence from LJ I had forgotten that long posts almost never attract replies. So, while I still intend to make long posts to assist me in my own writing and research process - I will also try to include some short (and I hope eventually interesting) snippets to keep my friends from blocking me out of boredom ( Read more... ) -
Problems with Every Vote Equal
This is an offshoot from a conversation I was having with my roommate about the Every Vote Equal movement (www.every-vote-equal.com ( Read more... ) -
Initial Thoughts for Scope of a HS logic course
So, I don't yet have enough background knowledge of current educational (or developmental) philosophies to apply any justifications or appeals to authority (i.e. citations) - but on first blush these are the topics that I feel should be covered in a High School level logic course ( Read more... ) -
An Alternate Take
Here's something that appeared on the MAA website earlier this year that takes a different P.O.V. on the matter. Unlike the author, I do think that utility should be one of the primary concerns of mathematics education, at least at the secondary level. For many individuals their secondary mathematics lessons will be their last real academic ( Read more... ) -
Reviving this Journal
I have decided to start using this journal again, but for more academic purpose. As long as I have so much enforced idle time, I don't want to lose the academic touch entirely, so I'm going to spend time hunting down educational articles that match (or run opposite) to my own philosophies and start working towards some writings expressing my own ( Read more... )