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Excellent headline explaining why we’re headed for the next Great Depression
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
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…
This captures my experience grading entirely… PhD comics:
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Texas approves explicitly conservative curriculum
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
“We’re #37“ And, who’s looking out for the Insurance Companies? Protect Insurance Companies PSA from Will Ferrell
Week 34 in the Program
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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Week 28 in the Program
Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 268.4 | -2.6 | -104.6 Not that much to note. I’m back on track and feeling good about it. Soon I’ll be switching to Thursdays instead of Tuesdays for … Continue reading
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The Start of Summer
Everyone has their own unique signs that summer is upon us, the signature sound that signals the academic year is winding down. For me, it’s “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears. More below the fold.
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Tagged AP Physics, Real Genius, traditions
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Lunacon 2009 (2): Friday late night
One of the fun things about cons is that they go on and on into the late night (at least by my standards). I went to a couple of late-evening sessions last night: “Strangers Have the Best Candy” and “Adult … Continue reading
The (non) Importance of Caring
A former student of mine at some point had a facebook status that read, Why should I study something I don’t care about? Why should teachers teach something they don’t care about? Actually, to be 100% accurate, the student’s status … Continue reading
