Monthly Archives: January 2011

Climate of Hate – Paul Krugman | NYTimes.com

I don’t think having a masters degree in social work gives me an edge in deducing that even though Jared Laughner is unbalanced, the hate that is spewed on talk radio does indeed affect mentally impaired individuals.  Please read Paul … Continue reading

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School Tech: 6 Important Lessons From Maine’s Student Laptop Program

I believe this will become common place in our schools and the sooner the better. In 2002, the state of Maine signed a $37 million contract with Apple that provided laptops to 33,000 middle school students and 3,000 teachers. The contract … Continue reading

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2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health: The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads This blog is on fire!. Crunchy numbers A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet … Continue reading

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