Practice Makes…
The average American student will take American history at least four times in the span of his or her education. How many of those people can now recall why the Battle of Quebec, fought in 1759, was an important event in American history? I was talking about this concept with a teacher this week, and […]
Focus from Fatherhood
On Thursday, January 22nd, I became a father. Life hands us many unfathomably incredible experiences as we live it, but none can compare to seeing life that you halved the responsibility in making come into existence in this world. I must be forthright and admit, I was warned by many. I was told it would […]
21st Century Confusion
I don’t think I’m a fan of the whole 21st Century Literacies concept. I think there’s something fundamentally wrong with the entire approach. I did say “think”, so I’m still working through all this. Let me explain. The traditional definition of the term “literacy” means to be literate. This comes from the most current version […]