Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-10-16

This is an older article that I tagged, but found it incredibly interesting. Like many rich Americans, I used to think educational investment could heal the country’s ills—but I was wrong. Fighting inequality must come first. Article Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/education-isnt-enough/590611/

I played football from 4th grade till 11th.  It was a sport that forced me to grow physically and mentally. I interacted with kids that I wouldn’t normally have done things with and had some really great coaches.  Coaches that helped me become who I am today as a person, much more than as an…

The recent issues with police use of force in a variety of locations have raised new issues related to body cameras for force across the country. While the general view from police officers seems to be against them, the studies linked below seem to suggest they may be helpful. I start to wonder if the…

When I travel and we are working late into the night it can be hard to find a time to talk with my son. In addition, my son loves to pretend to talk on the phone, but hasn’t been so keen on talking on the real telephone. This time was different. He left me the…

I am not sure how many times I said this to myself, but I used it as an excuse in school lots of times.   When a friend posted the link below on Facebook, I was very interested to find out what the research showed. There’s one key difference between kids who excel at math…