Category Archives: teaching

My philosophy of education

Posted on 2011 September 4 by mongreldogs

The new school year is about to start, and it’s customary to take a moment and philosophize.  But I’m really busy, so I’m going to dust off something else and let that stand in.  Back in 2010 December, I was … Continue reading →

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Cross-post test 2

Posted on 2011 June 29 by mongreldogs

Still trying to get WordBooker to move my Mongrel Dogs posts to Facebook.

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The iPad at two months

Posted on 2011 January 3 by mongreldogs

I’ve had my iPad for just under two months now and thought it’s a good time to reflect on it. I’ll admit to hesitating before buying one.  I’m not really a fan of Apple — they do good hardware but … Continue reading →

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WordPress and the iPad

Posted on 2010 November 7 by mongreldogs

So I wonder why my iPhone can run the WordPress app and see Mongrel Dogs but the iPad (running the same app) cannot see the posts (but it -can- see the comments). Odd.

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Excellent headline explaining why we’re headed for the next Great Depression

Posted on 2010 June 29 by mongreldogs

Bravo, Paul Krugman! “The Invisible Bond Vigilantes Continue Their Invisible Attack” Could we call this the phantom menace?  The Invisible Bond Vigilantes Continue Their Invisible Attack

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Days of miracle and wonder, indeed

Posted on 2010 June 24 by mongreldogs

For about ten years, I’ve been running a project in my Honors Physics course called Days of Miracle and Wonder (yes, title taken from a Paul Simon song).  In it, the students are asked to create a business case for … Continue reading →

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Too true…

Posted on 2010 May 22 by mongreldogs

This captures my experience grading entirely… PhD comics:

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Texas approves explicitly conservative curriculum

Posted on 2010 March 12 by mongreldogs

The writing was on the wall for a while, but Texas just approved a revision to its history curriculum.  It has an explicit conservative bent — I mean, literally, students are to learn about “the conservative resurgence of the 1980s … Continue reading →

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Some PSAs on the Health Care Debate

Posted on 2009 September 22 by mongreldogs

“We’re #37“ And, who’s looking out for the Insurance Companies? Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell

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Week 34 in the Program

Posted on 2009 August 10 by mongreldogs

Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 259.8 | ? | -113.2 OK, I should have posted this nearly a week ago.  But it’s been a whirlwind and I just couldn’t get to it.  Surprisingly still … Continue reading →

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