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What a country!
In the United States, you can always find a party. In Soviet Russia, the Party finds you! That's the kind of thing I expected when Angie and I went to Yakov Smirnoff's show in Branson. What I got was a whole lot more. You see, Yakov is more than just a comedian....
Galaxy Zoo
I want to let you know about a website that just launched. It's called Galaxy Zoo. After you sign up, you go through a little training before you are presented with questions regarding the classification of galaxies. No, computers are not yet at the point where they...
Honors
The end of the school year is always a melancholy, contemplative time for teachers. We send students off to their next challenges with all the knowledge and experiences we were able to give them during the year. It is also the time of the teacher retirement...
Blue Man Group
How To Be a Megastar 2.0 Tour. The Blue Man Group. Where to begin talking about this concert. Well, more than a concert...an experience. Angie and I decided to have an "appetizer-dinner" at one of our favorite restaurants in Columbia, Old Chicago, which,...
High stakes test anxiety
Validity and reliability are the two necessary pieces that make a test that actually provides useful information about learning. Validity goes to whether or not a test actually assesses what it's supposed to. Reliability goes to whether or not the results of a test...
A tale of two teachers organizations
...in the style of Goofus and Gallant. Goofus is locked in an "us vs them" mindset. Gallant practices collegial negotiations based on trust. Goofus sends a chunk of your dues to a national chapter. Gallant keeps all of your money in Missouri. Goofus has exclusively...
Meet Graviton!
If you will indulge me for just a moment, I've created a superhero in the time between family visits this holiday season. Graviton is the superhero persona of Dr. Mortimer Albee, an astronomer who was studying a previously unknown gravitational phenomenon five times...
Corn maze
When I was in elementary school, I used to draw mazes for fun. I would fill up full-sized pieces of art construction paper in a couple of hours time with a maze that had only one solution. a large piece of art construction paper in a few hours time with a maze that...
Hello, True Believers!
Reality shows. Ever since "Survivor" became so popular, I've been stuck wondering what people see in them. I can honestly say I've watched only two or three "Survivor" episodes since they came out; all of those viewings were under duress. To me, these shows...