While secondary schools pour their resources into helping students get into a good university, and adults rush to teach teens how to behave well socially, no one’s covering what kids need to know for, you know, the actual classes. I have a clear picture of what’s missing from their preparation. Here’s what to tell your…
AFTER A 14-YEAR run, Gawker.com is shutting down next week. Gawker Media’s new owner, US Spanish-language TV network Univision, made the decision to shut down the site after bidding $135 million for the web publisher’s seven-site portfolio in a bankruptcy auction earlier this week. (A bankruptcy judge is set to approve the final sale later…
Helen Keller, rendered blind and deaf after an infection as a toddler, learned the gift of language from her patient and determined teacher, Annie Sullivan. Their story is told in the play The Miracle Worker (and my daughter plays Helen in three more shows this weekend at Latrobe’s Cabaret Theatre). As a young woman Helen Keller…
Similar:I've completed my second set of 25 #neovictorian control panels, which I'll eventually use… AestheticsSome problems bringing #Blender3D models into the #Unity3D game engine. The pink represent…AestheticsPICT's production of Jane Eyre has its first preview tonight.PersonalJerz Nerdcation 2013On a visit to the Washington DC area for…CultureAdding details to a clip-art silhouette, for a project that…
Business Insider calls this article an “anecdote… provided by linguist and cross-culture studies expert Richard Lewis.” The article provides several direct links to other works by Lewis, including an Amazon link for his book and an advertisement for the services he offers to businesses. The article makes many unsourced claims, and assumes that all Americans…
Similar:The Princess and the PaintFriday night, my daughter will be playin…AestheticsTake a look at the moon tonight!I wish I had the time or energy to get o…AestheticsCarolyn plays Ti Moune in the Stage Right homeschool company "Once on This Island"…PersonalSeeing the Barebones production of The Sound Inside. (Support the arts in your community!)PersonalDaughter is in…
Similar:Page Layout 101: Proximity creates context. Don't let this happen to you.DesignCrochet octopus for the win! Crazy costume for #pptplaytime Boougie Gentleman (adaptation …PersonalCanada's Stratford Festival losing 'Shakespeare' from its nameAttending this was one of the handful of…CultureI didn't mark a single paper or set foot in a classroom. Here's why this prof is tired…
Similar:That one ungraded assignment is an early submission due Jan 2. I’m all set for a relaxing …AcademiaToday's 10sq cm of #steampunk control panel. #blender3d #blender3dartAestheticsGetting in the Christmas spirit.PersonalThe only snow alert you'll ever need.Amusing"Jewish priests do this. It's where Leonard Nimoy got the Vulcan sign," says the geekling,…CultureAnother delightful section of #neovictorian #steampunk…
Similar:Come see Carolyn as “The Girl” in The Fantasticks, Oct 18-27. CultureSpent the morning in a socially distanced recording studio.PersonalHeard any good stories lately?My daughter has a terrible time settling…BooksI almost cried when I saw this entrance to the children's section of the Kansas City …PersonalCliffhanger from ST:TNG Best of Both Worlds. I haven't made…
Trump offers plenty of opportunities for his detractors to criticize him. In the case of BabyGate, it does appear that the media were quick to spread an unflattering story without confirming some key facts. From a reporter seated one row behind the crying baby: “Mom and baby, very much not kicked out, came back to their seat a bit later. The baby was sucking a pacifier, silent.” There’s a little more to the story than the transcript and video suggest.
Kinetic Theatre‘s production was full of great twists that honor the source material while also smashing the fourth wall. (Carolyn has worked with all three cast members in PICT’s Great Expectations and/or Oliver Twist.) Similar:Here for the daughter.AcademiaMeme alleging Trump said “Africans Are Lazy, Good at Sex, Theft” is a hoax I’ve seen this meme shared by…
I’d rather blog about prepping my fall classes than actually start prepping my classes, so here you go. I don’t spend much time on the syllabus on the first day, though I do show students where key topics are, and I do assign a take-home syllabus quiz. (“If Gus Griffin tells you he’s worried about…
We spent Sunday afternoon at the Sadecky’s Puppets studio/workshop in Tarentum, Pa. Carolyn recorded an audio track for a musical adaptation of “Heidi,” to be synced with performances of live puppeteers touring across 9 states during the coming school year. Mr. Sadecky, who has been performing with his puppets since the early 80s, was charming…
Americans are more worried than enthusiastic about using gene editing, brain chip implants and synthetic blood to change human capabilities. Majorities of U.S. adults say they would be “very” or “somewhat” worried about gene editing (68%), brain chips (69%) and synthetic blood (63%), while no more than half say they would be enthusiastic about each…
If we’re all going to be disagreeing more, we should be careful to do it well. What does it mean to disagree well? Most readers can tell the difference between mere name-calling and a carefully reasoned refutation, but I think it would help to put names on the intermediate stages. So here’s an attempt at…
Similar:New utility chair and appliances from the service areas of my fantasy #steampunk #blender3…AestheticsHabits for happiness: tips for looking on the bright side of lifeHabits for happiness: tips for looking o…PersonalFor God's sake John, sit down!CultureFriend I hadn't seen for about 20 years delivers a vintage nerdy gift.During the original run of Star Trek: Th…MediaBooks…
The teen summer camp production of Les Miserables runs at the Palace Theatre Friday at 8:30, Saturday at 2pm, and Saturday at 8:30. Similar:Shakaar #StarTrek #DS9 Rewatch (Season 3, Episode 20) Winn asks Kira to reclaim macguffins… Rewatching ST:DS9 After losing to O…EmpathyCommunities of Play: The Social Construction of Identity in Persistent Online Game WorldsI…
Long before the Apple ad, and Michael Radford’s 1984 film version of Nineteen Eighty-Four, there was the 1949 radio drama above. Starring British great David Niven, with intermission commentary by author James Hilton, the show aired on the educational radio series NBC University Theater. —Open Culture Similar:Man arrested in DC with weapons is released; says…
I’ve only glanced at TextureWriter, but already I wish I had seen it two months ago, so that I could have incorporated it into my online “Digital Storytelling” class. (I’ll use it this fall, though.) Similar:Can you really say you’ve designed #neovictorian uniforms for a fantasy #steampunk cruiser…AestheticsWe Are the Product Facebook SellsFacebook does not care…
Midsummer closes tonight, July 23. My daughter is playing Puck. Jim’s makeup is wonderful. Similar:Seton Hill Supports "Man of La Mancha" Student Outing (Feb 17 and 19)Seton Hill University students can atten…CultureIntroduction to The Skin of Our Teeth (optimistic, absurdist metatheater; Thornton Wilder,…https://youtu.be/1okt8MIVTtsAcademiaAlike (2015)This short film reminds us why art matte…AestheticsFirst Stanford code poetry slam…