17 posts from March 2007

The US Public Service Academy...

If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you'll most certainly be right.
Anon

Girl standing by bricks in Engela, Namibia. I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia from 1998 to 2000.

Snoop's story.

Great blog post about test standards.

Advice to young men.

What state has the highest death rate in Iraq? Vermont.

The toughest teaching assignment? Middle school.

Thoughts on testing.

How do today's youth view topics such as abortion and gay marriage? The answers may surprise you.

Bobby Joe Long committed at least nine rape/murders in Tampa, Florida in the mid-90's. During his trial an MRI scan of his brain discovered his amygdala had been severely damaged from a motorcycle accident. It was only after this accident that Long became a criminal. In trial research, monkeys with damaged amygdalas are shown to have significant social and emotional deficits. Which is a long way of asking, how much free will do we really have? Read this article to find out.

"Guest Worker Program" is a polite phrase for modern slavery.

If you are in Mississippi this week don't miss the high school basketball grand slam in Tupelo.

Walking home in Engela, Namibia. I served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia from 1998 to 2000.

"If you want to make a difference in the classroom the best investment is a good teacher."
Johnny Franklin, Current Education Advisor to Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour