Education
I heart LUV
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
Southwest Airlines, that is. Why? Well, it’s definitely not because of the airline’s seating policy, which I find to be family-unfriendly. But my psyche smiles like a happy little emoticon when I discover places where technology is used to benefit kids. And today I stumbled on one of those places as I was meandering around […]
Cell phone’s cool quotient
Tuesday, November 27th, 2007Could high school students consider good grades to be as cool as the latest sneaker brand? Some educators in New York City are hoping to elevate scholastic achievement to a hot brand, using a special school-issued cell phone as a status symbol. Esquire covers the story in its December issue. I love the idea because it hooks into what’s driving kids these […]
No parent left behind
Sunday, November 11th, 2007I’m sure glad we’re focused as a country on having “no child left behind” (though results are questionable), but what about parents? The other night at dinner, Joe sadly reflected, “When it comes to technology, I fear I have just slid from the number three position in the family to number four.” (This after something […]