Education
How was 2011? As they say in the market, it was rather “flat.” That being, some good, some bad, all balances out. Certainly business for Valdata Services declined as I saw three clients close their doors, one being my largest long-term customer. Sad, indeed, and I will miss these great people I interacted with on [...]
I don’t often use my blog as a soapbox, but today I feel like sharing. At the risk of sounding like a whiny parent, I need to relate an incident that recently happened at my daughter’s school. It goes something like this: Syllabus states that student will keep all schoolwork in a 3 ring binder. [...]
I think enough time has passed (about 8 weeks) since I asked you to help us eradicate cancer. Now I’m asking you to help us eradicate illiteracy. Well, something like that. The Santa Clarita Valley Education Foundation has just created “Friends For Education”, a simple way for you to support excellence in education here in [...]
Okay, I thought that might be kind of funny. Why? Because I have just been offered a job as an English tutor! At my school! My C O L L E G E school! Yep… [buffing nails lightly on t-shirt] I will be joining the staff at College of the Canyons this fall. I was [...]
My absence can be explained. And babysitting doesn’t count. Excuse Number One: I’m back in school. Taking two classes, both them rather writing-intensive. English 101 (sigh; FINALLY) and History of American Film. Now, even with all that writing, I still should be able to come up with a blog once in awhile, but for… Excuse [...]
I rarely use this page to share my personal or political viewpoints on controversial subjects. Just isn’t good business, if you know what I mean. But something came up this week that I feel I should comment on. As some of my followers know, I am and always have been very involved with our local [...]
Wow. An Eleven day disappearance. Where have I been? WRITING. In fact, as I type this entry late Thursday evening, my back is giving me loud complaints from the days sitting at the keyboard. So what am I writing? Other blogs, homework (I am now studying the Constitution), a review of Michael Moore’s SICKO for [...]
Australian students using netbooks in the classroom. Since Governor Swarzeneggar’s recent move to make digital textbooks a reality in California, I have been watching the process unfold and have listened to a dizzying array of public reaction. Typically, many people fire off opinions prior to becoming fully informed on the subject. Some fear that economically-disadvantaged [...]
This is about electronic books, or “ebooks” as they’ve come to be known. I’ve had books available in this format for ten years now. For ten years, I’ve been waiting for this manner of reading to come into its own. It’s getting closer, just not there yet. There is a lot to write about with [...]
