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Efficiency and accountability terms in Google Ngram viewer (American English data)

“Efficiency” vs. “accountability” in education discourse (one tiny and friable slice)

Like many others, I’ve been enjoying playing for at least a few minutes with the new Google Ngram viewer. So what can one see when you put in the phrases school accountability and school efficiency in the Google Ngram search box? The blue line is the proportionate set of sources in the Google database (by […]

Don’t worry

Despite news of academics making forays into stand-up comedy, I’m keeping my day job. My students generally say that my lame attempts at jokes are just punishing.