What Did He Say?

While slowly making my way through the winter wonderland yesterday, I had the opportunity to listen to Governor Strickland’s State of the State address. I was surprised, and pleased, that half of his speech — 3148 of the 6300 words — was devoted to his plan for reforming education in Ohio. I was equally surprised, [...]

Posted on January 29th, 2009 by John Schinker
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Many to Many

As an undergrad, I was one of four computer science education majors on campus. The school of educaiton really didn’t have any idea what we should be learning, so they sent us over to the school of applied science to get minors in systems analysis. It was probably the closest thing the school had to [...]

Posted on January 28th, 2009 by John Schinker
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21st Century Inauguration

To say it was exciting was a bit of an understatement. Sure, it happens every four years. And, truth be told, I rarely watch it. I think the last one I watched was in 1997. But this one was different. Yes, he’s the first African American president. Yes, that’s a very big deal, and I [...]

Posted on January 20th, 2009 by John Schinker
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The Year to Come

With the new year upon us, I’ve dusted off the crystal ball. After about an hour of gazing mystically into it, I came up with… nothing. So much for my divination skills. Perhaps Peter Drucker put it best. “Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with [...]

Posted on January 2nd, 2009 by John Schinker
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