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The Common Core should finally improve math education. The problem is that no one has taught the teachers how to teach it.

What do fame, wealth and lots of sex bring? Exactly the opposite of what you think.

An examination of the final paper required for Senator John Walsh of Montana’s master’s degree from the Army War College indicates that at least a quarter of it was appropriated without attribution.

By Kate Shaw, Ars Technica Although the human brain is a very complex structure, it’s still not big or efficient enough to process every single thing we see, hear and do. Sometimes this limitation is a good thing, since it forces our brains to filter out minor details that we don’t need to dwell on. \[…\]

Science proves what we've long known. Gchat is the devil, but we love it.

It's no more scientifically valid than a BuzzFeed quiz.

Book suggestion from Bill Gates

Those co-workers with an inexplicable ability to rise in the ranks may possess \

A showcase of the best typefaces from the Google web fonts directory.

Good structure on how to prioritize a lot of writing

Sometimes team-building exercises get a bad name for good reasons. Dangerous piñatas and co-workers tripping on mushrooms might deter some. But weathering bad team-building can also forge new bonds.

Article related to Greg McKeown's book on Essentialism

We should be deliberately teaching middle and high school students how to manage their devices.

While I’ve been busy finishing up this book, Dan and the Wylio team have been working on an updated version of the site that lets bloggers (and others) find, resize, attribute, and embed creative commons images, all in a few painless steps. (Not to take too much credit , but it was my complaints

Parents feeling helpless when confronted with first-grade math work sheets are adding to the political debate about whether the Common Core is another way in which Washington is taking over people’s lives.

Benefits of movement and a treadmill desk