Reading Time: 4 minutesA reader asked what I thought of the recent college admissions scandal. The story came up in a few conversations with other people last week as well, so I’ll share my thoughts on it.
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Reading Time: 5 minutesMy article on the 2016 election generated some reaction, some of which I’ll address in this post. But before I get to that, some notes (and jokes) on Donald Trump’s shocking victory:
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Reading Time: 5 minutesHuge shake-up at University of Missouri yesterday: http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/10/us/missouri-football-players-protest-presidents-resigns/?iid=ob_article_footer_expansion&iref=obinsite https://sports.yahoo.com/news/missouri-situation-shows-power-of-sports-to-bring-enormous-change-172342770.html This is a story worth exploring.
Reading Time: < 1 minute“Happy Birthday” to my friend and former classmate, Clemens Wan. In accordance with his wishes, I’m posting some of his articles on my site: http://seelemonslive.com/2014/05/09/the-education-revolution-advice-to-students-of-all-ages/ https://medium.com/early-career-advice/the-cost-of-doing-nothing-671515a475d6 http://seelemonslive.com/just-life/foodie/ Merry Christmas, folks (and a “Happy New Year”, too). Need help with a problem or goal? Click here to learn more.
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Reading Time: < 1 minute“Come on, Daddy needs a new education curriculum!” A friend sent this link to me earlier this week, on a deal between Apple and The Los Angeles Unified School District: LAUSD Apple iPad Deal This is akin to a bad football team buying fancier, flashier jerseys in a bid to play better on the field.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesImage Credit: New America Foundation In Part 1, we discussed the battle between For-Profit schools and traditional colleges for education dollars and strategies underdogs can employ to unseat incumbents. Do employers have a dog in this fight? Since many, if not most, people rank “getting a job” higher than ”learning” on the list of reasons why they
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Reading Time: 4 minutesThis is Part 1 of a Two-Part Post on Education in America. David and Goliath, one of the most well-known stories in the bible, provides a good framework for evaluating competition between asymmetrical combatants. When you’re an underdog, you don’t win by playing by the book. You have to take risks and embrace schemes that may increase
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Reading Time: 4 minutesObesity Rates in United States – 2012 (CDC) The following is part of a conversation I had with someone in the field of Public Health. It’s an email I sent explaining why the push from government to curb obesity is doomed to failure.
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Reading Time: 3 minutesWe’ve hit the midway point of the fantasy football season: Time for an update.[[MORE]] I got off to an ugly 0-4 start, marred by poor performance by high draft picks and injury woes. I’ve gone 3-1 since then and stand at 3-5. Let’s look at some changes to my roster: Week 1 Roster: QB: Matt
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Reading Time: 3 minutes Antoine Sylvia sent me a magazine article on the late Jerry Lawson. An electronic engineer by trade, Lawson was a central figure in the computer and videogame movement in America. One of the only blacks on the tech scene in the 70’s, he was a pioneer in every sense of the word. The article