Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011 Most popular posts – October 2010 Scott McLeod Copy a link to the article entitled http://Most%20popular%20posts%20–%20October%202010 Share Most popular posts – October 2010 on Facebook Share Most popular posts – October 2010 on Twitter (X) Share Most popular posts – October 2010 on LinkedIn These posts got the most web traffic on my two blogs in October 2010:Dangerously IrrelevantVideos – I hate my teacher12 videos to spark educators’ thinkingWe can’t let educators off the hookWill libraries still exist?What I ask of SLA teachers [guest post]How much math do you really need in everyday life?Video – Did You Know? 4.0What are our excuses, again, for not putting computers in the hands of our children?Tools for school – Digital document annotation on an iPad, iPod Touch, or laptopBolman & Deal frameworks Mind DumpThere’s a thin line between words and woundsOnly a rich white person would say something this stupid?The most illiterate discussion ever regarding student learning?Don’t hold grudgesWhen you argue with an idiotIt’s no wonder school-age students are still lugging home pounds of textbooksNot a single suggestion for improving my teaching. Ever.Steven Weber: Would I want my child in this classroom?The Daily Show takes on the education crisisAmerica throws out some of the best innovators in the world
Health New study challenges long-held assumption about cancer Cancers can’t develop without genetic mutations — or can they?
The Present Could meat taxes help to curb over-consumption of beef? Beef production is largely responsible for greenhouse gas emissions from the food system.
Health Don’t buy the lazy nutrition science on artificial sweeteners Poor research can be worse than no research at all.
Thinking Everyday Philosophy: “Is it OK to date someone your friend likes?” A battle between different kinds of love.
Business How to avoid the “Panglossian trap” and make better decisions Voltaire’s wonderful satire, Candide, remains a useful work-life antidote to bogus platitudes and naive optimism.
Guest Thinkers In the beginning, educator technology usage may not be very pretty Joe Bower asked if showing teachers how to make self-graded quizzes for students using Google Docs had any value. Specifically, he said: When technology is used to accelerate the worst […]