Growing up in a world of hyper-specific targeted advertising, it seemed wild to me that Tom Burrell would make his career pointing out the obvious, “black people are not dark-skinned white people.” But back in the 1960s ad agencies were stodgy and boring I guess. Although I haven’t watched Mad Men. Maybe if I hadContinue reading ““Black people are not dark-skinned white people” – Tom Burrell”
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Chapter 10: Why is Teaching not Working?
Why is the way we are teaching today not working, and what are the main reasons it must be changed? Teaching today is not working because like everything else in our world, it is an outcome-oriented, not process-oriented, endeavor. Standardized tests are only the symptoms, not the root causes. As long as the goal ofContinue reading “Chapter 10: Why is Teaching not Working?”
Play and Direct Learning
As an early childhood educator, my mom collects all sorts of books devoted to childhood development. When I told her she was going to be a grandmother, she dug through her library to pass on a few choice titles. One book was Play With a Purpose by Dr. Dorothy Einon. It must have been aContinue reading “Play and Direct Learning”
A Brief History of Monopoly
Nearly any comment about Monopoly in a Board Game Geek forum thread will eventually lead to three predictable replies. First, somebody will badmouth Monopoly as a crappy game that nobody should play. Next, another poster will reply how it’s not such an awful game if played by the official rules; all the house rules makeContinue reading “A Brief History of Monopoly”
Chri$tma$ Tree$
One of the all-time best episodes of Planet Money is when the hosts decided to buy a few trees at auction and try to sell in NYC. Episodes like this make Planet Money so great. How often has anyone really thought about how Christmas trees get from tree farms to living rooms? Planet Money isContinue reading “Chri$tma$ Tree$”
Planet Money Summer School
Planet Money is of my all-time favorite podcasts. I have listened to every episode in their back catalog and for years I have donated to NPR just because of them. For me it his the perfect balance of fun (just look at that pig Latin on the diploma I earned) and informative, history and currentContinue reading “Planet Money Summer School”
Inflationary pressures presented by RPG protagonists
When they ask who blinged up, this who they bring up.
Fiat and Loathing in New Vegas
A sadly under-explored aspect of Fallout: New Vegas is the economic impact of having three currencies circulating the wasteland. The entire game revolves around the conflict between the New California Republic (NCR) and Caesar’s Legion who are fighting for control of the Hoover Dam. Both groups have their own currency, the fiat NCR dollar andContinue reading “Fiat and Loathing in New Vegas”
Relativistic Economics II
I tossed my thoughts out to the world about light speed economics earlier. As I was reading Dan Simmons’ Hyperion I noticed a character espouse ideas similar to mine and made a quick decision to note it. Going forward I’ll continue to note how relativistic economics is portrayed in science fiction as I find examples.Continue reading “Relativistic Economics II”
Relativistic Economics
Why are we still using lightsabers? To prepare for another one of my Knights of the Old Republic playthroughs I recently read a couple Old Republic comics. I wanted to get into the mindset and see some context of the names and references in the game. I had never thought about why the Old RepublicContinue reading “Relativistic Economics”
The Keasy Depot 