Tuesday, May 23, 2023 Short talking point: Current list of people running for president Democrats Joe Biden Marianne Williamson (A Self-Help Author) Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (Activist from Storied Political Family) Republicans Donald Trump (Former President) Nikki Haley (Former UN Ambassador) Tim Scott (South Carolina Senator) Asa Hutchenson (Former Arkansas Govenor) Vivek Ramaswamy (Wealthy Biotech […] More
Monday, May 22, 2023 Yesterday, Sunday May 21, was a big day in news Short talking point: PGA Championship tournament completed – winner was Brooks Koepka from the US Background – The four Major PGA golf tournaments are played in 4 straight months each year from April to July: (Apr) The Masters – takes place […] More
Monday, August 8, 2022 Why is inflation so high right now? Inflation hit a four-decade high in June. The main reason for this high inflation is mostly due to high gas prices. The average nationwide price of gas was a record $4.67 per gallon in June. The reason that higher gas prices lead to inflation […] More
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 Short talking points: Biden with Covid A few days ago it was announced that President Joe Biden tested positive for Covid. His doctor is now saying that his Covid symptoms are “almost completely resolved”. Biden has been taking Paxlovid, which is Phizer’s antiviral drug. Monkeypox With the Covid pandemic still in […] More
Monday, July 25, 2022 Short talking points: The midterm elections will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. On the ballet are 34 of the 100 Senate seats and all 435 House seats. The control of Congress is up for grabs. Right now the Dem’s have control by a razor-thin margin, with a slight majority […] More
Friday, May 6, 2022 Short talking points: Happening this weekend The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, May 7th. The Kentucky Derby is the first leg of the Triple Crown, the second being The Preakness and third The Belmont Stakes. The last time a horse actually won the triple crown was in 1978, 44 years ago. […] More
Monday, March 21, 2022 Long talking point: The 94th annual Oscars, also known as the Academy Awards, return this Sunday, March 27th, at 8 pm on ABC. The Oscars will take place in Los Angeles, California, and will honor the best films released between March 1 and December 31, 2021. Typically the eligibility for the […] More
Thursday, March 17, 2022 Short talking points: On Tuesday, with no real debate, the Senate unanimously agreed to legislation that would make day light saving time the permanent setting for US clocks, ending the ritual of changing clocks in the fall and late winter. The proposal was put forward by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla). The […] More
“University of” schools, like University of Michigan, are usually focused on liberal arts and pure sciences. They have strong programs in law, medicine, and natural sciences. “State University” schools, like Michigan State University, are mostly land-grant university’s that focus on technical disciplines like math and engineering. “University of” schools are usually more prestiges than their […] More
The terms summa cum laude, magna cum laude, and cum laude may be familiar to you. These three phrases, collectively known as Latin honors, denote distinct levels of excellent intellectual accomplishment. Many colleges and universities in the United States and other regions of the world award Latin distinctions. Some U.S. high schools also provide them. […] More
“Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion” More
“The simplest explanation is usually the best one.” More
Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Short talking point: “Based on the estimated transmission advantage of the delta variant, it is expected that delta will rapidly outcompete other variants and become the dominant circulating lineage over the coming months,” the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Delta is the name for the B.1.617.2. variant. It is more transmissible […] More
Friday, June 25, 2021 Long talking points Coronavirus FAQ: I’ve been vaccinated. Do I need to worry about variants? The COVID-19 vaccines are expected to protect you from new virus variants, according to the World Health Organization The Delta variant, which the CDC has dubbed as a “variant of concern”, is still a guessing game, […] More
Tuesday, June 15, 2021 Short talking points Father’s day is this coming Sunday on June 20th. Father’s day is not a federal holiday and falls on the third Sunday in June each year. Rumors are floating that Stripe, the digitally based payment processing platform, will IPO in 2021, but there hasn’t been any word yet […] More
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 Short talking point There is a total lunar eclipse tonight on May 26, 2021. It can be seen in parts of the western US, western South America, or in South-East Asia. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth’s shadow. This can only occur when the Sun, Earth, […] More
Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Short talking points Biden, Putin to meet next month in Geneva (capital of Switzerland) for the first face-to-face session between the two leaders. The day-long summit is scheduled for June 16 and will cover topics including nuclear proliferation, Russian interference in U.S. elections, climate change, and the coronavirus. Side note: A […] More
Friday, May 21, 2021 Short talking points The 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo that was postponed due to covid is scheduled for this year to start on Friday, July 23, 2021 and end on Sunday, August 8, 2021. The Summer Games will last for 2 weeks. The LA Lakers eek out a win against the […] More
The different types of office equipment. CLICK THE LINKS TO LEARN HOW TO SET UP OR USE THEM: Computer Technology Multiple monitors Desktop computer Laptop and docking station – Some office laptops are physically designed to be connected to a docking station from the same brand. For example, an HP laptop is designed to fit […] More
Blogger Terry Heick looks at the nebulous term “understanding” and how its many interpretations can make student assessment so difficult.
My own two sense is that knowledge should be learned, developed, and internalized by students through the use of communication and “gap analysis”. They should develop their understanding by elaborating the information in their own words first on paper, and then by talking it out to someone else. This will force them to think it through the concepts from start to finish, like a story. A student’s understanding can then be assessed through a discussion with a teacher who has deeper knowledge and intuition on the subject.
Friday, May 14, 2021 Short talking points Crime has dropped 8% during this past year of COVID lockdowns. A 26% fall in theft drove a reduction in crime recorded by police. Drive to vaccinate children gains speed as CDC authorizes vaccine use for teens aged 12 and up. Long talking points The 2021 Preakness Stakes […] More
Thursday, May 13, 2021 Short talking points Ellen Degeneres is ending her talk show after 19 years. Ellen made her show very popular from her dancing onto the set at the opening of her shows and also from having A-List celebrities as guests. The guests on her show were more famous than those appearing in […] More
Wednesday, May 12, 2021 Short talking points It has been reported that China emits more greenhouse gases than all the other developed countries combined. China emits 27% of the world’s greenhouse gas, with the next biggest emitter being the United States at 11%. Greenhouse gases cause the greenhouse effect on Earth, which traps heat on […] More
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Intro Learning is the ability to obtain knowledge and skills that you can recall procedurally, or from memory, in future problem-solving applications or opportunities. The ability to learn is a skill that can be sharpened and improved, contrary to popular belief. You can teach an old dog new tricks!. Surprisingly, the techniques for doing so […] More
Saturday, May 8, 2021 Short talking points Bill and Melinda Gates are divorcing. They didn’t sign a prenup. Woohoo! “WhatsApp is growing despite months of backlash over policy changes.” I think this is fake news. Because based on my conversations with friends and family in different countries, it seems like WhatsApp adoption has reached full […] More
Friday, May 7, 2021 Long talking points US could return to the Iran nuclear deal in weeks. The Iran nuclear deal, also known as the JCPOA (Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action) is an agreement on halting the Iran nuclear proliferation program reached on July 14, 2015 in Vienna (capital of Austria) between Iran, the US, […] More
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