If you considered getting a flu shot this year but didn’t, that’s called inaction. You made a conscientious decision to not do it. It also means the consequences of your inactions or actions are equally yours. It may seem like a silly distinction, but it isn’t. Americans, apparently, don’t like taking responsibility for disasters [...]
I don’t know. I’m not there yet. My boys are 7 and 5 years old and there’s no way I’m leaving them alone for anything longer than a trip to the mailbox. But, I’ve read a few blogs recently where people are asking the same question. You know, though, I don’t think there is [...]
Is normality defined by the person who proclaims it through the largest megaphone? Maybe what is normal is decided by committee, a committee I’ve not been invited to join. I think though that normal behavior is a popularity contest. The cool people, by default, are normal because most people want to be them. If [...]
Besides the ability to read the next most important educational milestone is the successful understanding of the scientific method. This year marks the 350th anniversary of the birth of modern science. It was 350 years ago that the Royal Society was founded by the followers of Sir Francis Bacon. It was Bacon who first [...]
Michio Kaku, in the video above, is talking about exponential technological growth and ubiquitous computing. What he doesn’t talk about, and which I think is a component that he’s missing, is the limits people place on themselves and those around them. Science is hindered by lots of things. Wars and religion are two factors [...]
A guest post by Sean Polay from Commuter Daddy. The wailing begins in the distance, and the crescendo kick starts with three successive jumps on the floor above. That is immediately followed by stomping down the stairs as alligator tears flow and screams are pitched skyward. An injustice has been endured, and the [...]
Everybody, at some point, decides they want to do something with their lives, some profession to earn money and define the direction of their lives. Most people also go through phases. My earliest career decision, maybe I was 7, was that I wanted to be a scientist. I also wanted to be an astronaut, [...]
A guest post by Danny Grubb at Glad Dads You don’t play at work. Of course not. You are dedicated and focused for the entire time you’re there. But just indulge me through two scenarios (which were clearly written about other people). Your Child’s Home Scenario You tell your child to [...]
If there’s one thing I know, among several, it’s that kindergartens that give entrance exams are, more often than not, misguided. I’ve heard mothers (mostly mothers) who sit and yap in the bleachers about how gifted their kids are and all about the placement tests that so infallibly told them this. I’ve got news [...]
Both stay at home moms and stay at home dads have issues with feeling productive. On paper it’s easy to see that we are quite useful; the science of childcare, when done properly, is no easy task. But, inwardly we can feel isolated and unproductive. I know I’m doing a good job and that the [...]
When it comes to teaching my boys how to do something or them teaching themselves, I have always directed them to slow down, take their time and think everything out before doing anything. That seems like a pretty reasonable course of action. It’s what I was taught, and I think most parents feel the same way, [...]
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