Monthly Archives: July 2018

Why I Do NOT Let Students Use Technology in Class: Reason No. 2

In this series of the Top Ten reasons why I don’t let students use technology in my classrooms, I present … Reason No. 2: Because they are distracting to me as the course instructor.  I work hard preparing lectures and … Continue reading

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Why I Do NOT Let Students Use Technology in Class: Reason No. 1

In my class syllabi, I tell my freshmen students that they are not allowed to use their computers to take notes. In this series of blog posts, I will give the Top Ten reasons why. Reason No. 1 – Better … Continue reading

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Want to Improve your Self Esteem? Take a Proper Inventory

In my practice as a therapist, I am often asked what it takes to achieve, or to improve our self-esteem.  The question is incoherent at one level: achieving self-esteem implies that it exists to begin with! We must feel ourselves … Continue reading

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The Universe Doesn’t Give a Flying Fcuk

Traveling in South Australia at the moment and getting caught up on my reading.  I have enjoyed several great books, including Hans Rosling’s Factfulness (highly recommended, by the way) and this one by John Truant.  The title can be annoying … Continue reading

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Memo to America’s “Journalists” – Please Stay Hinged

Yesterday, in the heat of the moment in Helsinki, Donald Trump said some rather surprising things. Obviously tired, he rambled on about Hillary’s servers and those of the Democrat National Committee (the “DNC”); suggested that he believed Putin’s statements that … Continue reading

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