Posted in Life, Perceptions, Philosophies and Methods on Sep 18th, 2007 4 Comments »
The guest on today’s The Diane Rehm show was Mark Penn, the man who coined the term soccer mom, Hillary Clinton’s chief presidential campaign adviser, and author of the book Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow’s Big Changes.
According to the book review by Publisher’s Weekly, microtrends are “relatively small patterns of behavior in our culture [...]
Posted in Lesson Planning, Materials We're Using, Perceptions, Philosophies and Methods on Sep 14th, 2007 8 Comments »
This weekend I will be sharing here my plans for our celebration of the Fall Equinox/Mabon (which falls on September 23rd this year). Before that, I want to clarify where I stand regarding religious labels. I can’t really say I’m secular in the true spirit of the definition, but I also don’t believe [...]
Posted in Philosophies and Methods on Aug 20th, 2007 3 Comments »
From an “Ask Me Five Questions” meme:
If you could attend a weekend seminar on anything, what would it be about, and/or who would teach it (living or dead)?
I would love to attend a seminar focusing on philosophies of education. I’m really interested in the different methods of teaching and learning, and I don’t subscribe [...]
