The Edge of Education

Once, when I was doing my student teaching, I created a test for a “Business Communications” unit.  Now you have to understand that this was […]

“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.” — Steve […]

It’s the end of January. Do you know where your new year’s resolutions are? Maybe all’s well and you’re still eating healthy, exercising regularly, you […]

The psychology of persuasion has always fascinated me–probably because I stink at it. When I was in college, I worked for a while as a […]

Schadenfreude: pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others. This post is perhaps a week late, but it took me that long to process some of […]

So, I’ve got this amazing new idea for a business model.  It’s going to be big!  And you, loyal reader, are completely welcome to get […]

Tom Sawyer looked at the 810 square feet of Aunt Polly’s fence he had been assigned to whitewash and, “Life to him seemed hollow, and […]

Let’s talk about incentives.  We hear about incentives all the time—especially lately as we try to get the economy going again.  We worry about tax […]

“Civilization advances by extending the number of operations we can perform without thinking about them.” –Alfred North Whitehead The following story about turkeys has been […]

Good teachers are great communicators, and great communicators understand that the responsibility of communication lies with the communicator—the person sharing the information. Good teachers, and […]