I went to a meeting the other day. (Hmm. I really go to meetings at least thrice a week. But, you’ll see why this one was slightly different in a jif.) One that covered material with which I was not as familiar as I felt I needed to be. Which meant, of course, I needed to take notes.
Continue reading Notes to Remember
I was reading the Washington Post the other day , when it was discussing a study group that spent 22 years reviewing the Tora (the Five Books of Moses), under the direction of their rabbi, Rav Stuart Weinblatt. Which reminded me of what actions a group of us from my old synagogue accomplished.
Hmm.
I just read an article that is not satisfying. Not because it is wrong (although…), but because of the findings it discussed.
Continue reading Are you paying attention?
Remember when we were kids? We used to think we could play tapes of information and that would help us review what we learned- while we slept.
Interestingly, we have become overcome with baloney holidays (Grandparents Day, Secretary’s Day, Clergy Appreciation Day, Bosses Day…that should be MORE than enough). obviously, these are critical to the financial success of Hallmark and American Greetings- and not many other folks.
We all know that learning a language is much easier when we are younger. Learning two languages (one would be your native one) means it will be much easier to learn a third or even a fourth (regardless if they are or are not related to one another).
Continue reading Brain Augmentation?
I just finished reading a really terrible book. One for which I had high hopes. (No, I won’t insult the author by giving you his name or the book title. Even though I think he deserves such condemnation.) After it, it purported to discern whether mathematics could prove or disprove the existence of the Supreme Being.
Continue reading What does it take?
I really have no opinion on the Common Core standards- other than I think it’s a lot of heat about nothing. But, we should be sure we understand the facts.
Cal Ripken. Baseball’s “Iron Man”. He played for a team that I never followed- nor one I liked. But, Cal Ripken is someone I admired- not just because he played day in and day out- but because he represented all that is honorable in sports.
Continue reading Talent. Skill. Attitude.
I have mixed emotions about these massive open online classes. The homonym MOOK (yes, they are really called MOOC’s) comes to mind. But, then I recall the first biology and microbiology courses I took. At one school, where the total enrollment (including night school) was under 4000 in all degree programs, there were 300 kids in this class. In another institution, where the enrollment was about the same (but more prestigious, and no part time students), and there were 250 in the other.
Continue reading MOOC or mook?
