There was a time when social networks were almost entirely involuntary. You had to make that phone call. You had to go to your friend's house and somehow get that baseball card back. You had to tell your little brother he wasn't cool enough to join. … [Continue reading]
It started off with something simple. While my students were partaking in various reward activities, I saw the front cover of Ernie's Little Lie. As the story goes, the picture is of Ernie painting something and trying to decide whether it's good … [Continue reading]
Before I get started, apologies to the movies of 2014 I will no doubt love but have yet to see: Boyhood, Whiplash*, Nightcrawler, The Babadook, Birdman, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Locke, The One I Love, Force Majeure, Calvary, Foxcatcher, A Most … [Continue reading]
Anyone who’s ever tubed down a river knows one thing: the narrower the river, the faster and more perilous the ride. Everything dips and turns faster than you're comfortable with, and all you can do is react. Sometimes that means some embarrassing … [Continue reading]