January 2011
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December 2010
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We need to prepare ourselves for the possibility that sometimes big changes...
– Malcolm Gladwell - The Tipping Point
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A computer does not substitute for judgment any more than a pencil substitutes...
– Robert McNamara - 1967 convocation address at Millsaps College, Jackson, Mississippi
Up to 90% of spend goes to advertising and retail promotions. Yet the single...
– David Edelman - Branding in The Digital Age - HBR December 2010
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We are surprised when someone self-directed arrives on the scene. Someone who...
– Seth Godin
it was that last part about happiness that pushed me to click the post button.
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Within the decade, it will either become the norm to teach this course (high...
– Shelley Blake-Plock
Check out the entire list of “21 Things That Will Become Obsolete in Education by 2020” here
My default reaction is to defer to the team. I seek help constantly to figure...
– David Karp, CEO of Tumblr, as quoted in Newsweek
Nice work Dave! Thanks for making my world of personal blogging easy.
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A lot of the judgments that are being made of you are being based not on the...
– Amy Cuddy, Harvard Business School professor
The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act will “help schools fight our...
– Secretary Duncan
Congress approved a bill that will make the most significant investment in the National School Lunch program in more than 30 years…can’t believe it took 30 years but glad to see it’s moving.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-12-5) →
Band of Horses (30)
Alexi Murdoch (12)
Mumford And Sons (7)
Xavier Rudd (4)
Tosca (3)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
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I posted this clip about this time last year and keep coming back to whenever I daydream about our first snowfall. Today is one of those days, light fluffy snow, perfect day to get caught up on reading, listen to music, spend time with family and daydream about being on the planks.
BTW - Felt Soul Media nails the music!
Make sure the fortune that you seek is the fortune that you need
– Ben Harper from the song/album - Diamonds On the Inside 2003
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While some youth come to the juvenile justice system through the child welfare...
– Federal Advisory Committee on Juvenile Justice Annual Report 2010
This is an enormous chasm and why Blueprint Education fills the gap. Can’t believe the term school-to-prison is in our vocabulary.
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