There is still a tulip market
I visited my daughter over the weekend, with a parent-volunteers meeting at her college as a convenient excuse to pop up to the Northeast and give her an easy ride off campus between the end of classes and finals. We spent a good part of three days walking outside, enjoying spring weather and several gardens–something […]
Why I’m buying Blackboard
Okay, I'll admit it: I'm buying Blackboard, the fabulous Learning Management System company that has totally wowed faculty during its agile-minded development over more than a decade. Four weeks ago, to the day, my lawyers forwarded an unsolicited offer to Blackboard's lawyers, and while the talks are still in process, and I have a few […]
Climate change exacerbated by television talking heads
Lloyd Green’s rant today on FauxNews is amazing for its educational value. I never knew that the reason why President Obama’s approval ratings are lower than 50% is because he hadn’t yet released copies of the generally-private long-form birth certificate from Hawaii that documents his birth as a native U.S. citizen. I thought it had […]
Jay Mathews’ advice to the college-bound
I agree wholeheartedly with the entry titled Stressed by choosing a college? Read these 5 tips. Yes, he quoted me in the first item, but it’s really about the fifth item there: “Whatever your mood now, you will be happy once you ditch your parents.” I will be seeing my daughter at college when I […]
Happy Mother’s Day! and some random thoughts
By Sherman Dorn on May 8, 2011
Happy Mother's Day! Both of our children were born in May, and I made sure to get some flowers for my wonderful spouse. For those with an historical bent, I recommend last year's Backstory Radio podcast on Mother's Day. For my present to my own mother, I decided not to call her when I got […]
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