August 24, 2010 – 2:48 pm
Take away my people and leave the factories, and soon there will be grass growing on the factory floors, but take away my factories and leave my people, and soon we will have bigger and better factories. – Andrew Carnegie Dear administrations, CEO’s, and those in charge of the education and livelihoods of America in [...]
August 21, 2010 – 3:49 pm
Could Hamlet have been written by a committee, or the Mona Lisa painted by a club? Could the New Testament have been composed as a conference report? Creative ideas do not spring from groups. They spring from individuals. The divine spark leaps from the finger of God to the finger of Adam. – Alfred Whitney [...]
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August 17, 2010 – 9:46 pm
Mamacita says: All this talk about how it’s the teacher’s fault whenever a student does badly at school. . . . I can’t help but think that these people must blame the photographer if their kid is homely. Isn’t it – sometimes – the same thing? Photoshop faces or abilities or personalities all you want: [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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August 14, 2010 – 9:38 pm
. . . not ready for school to start. . . .
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August 11, 2010 – 1:55 pm
Mamacita says: Oh, is it time to be politically correct again? At school? Well, if we must. . . . Now don’t any of you be offended. I mean, “euphorically-challenged.” No one fails a class any more; he’s merely “passing impaired.” You don’t have detention; you’re just one of the “exit delayed.” Your classroom isn’t [...]
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August 11, 2010 – 12:58 am
Mamacita says: I love to attend conferences; I don’t know how people “keep up” with all the new “stuff” in any profession without going forth and finding out. Quite honestly, I believe that to fully appreciate the honing of one’s skills by attending conferences, we simply must attend more than one kind of conference. In [...]
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Mamacita says: Many of you will not like this post, and for that, I’m sorry. Then again, actually, I’m not sorry, because I believe I am right. I welcome anyone’s counter-argument, but if your intention is to enlighten me and change my mind, dream on good luck. I love airports, and I love riding on [...]
By Jane Goodwin
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