Cape Cod Sea Camps 11 MPH Speed Limit

At Cape Cod Sea Camps, as you drive up to the camp’s entrance, there are speed limits.You have to smile when you see an 11 miles-per-hour sign! At first, I thought it might have a translation from kilometers-per-hour, but that would be highly unlikely in the US,...

Sex Education Training

What’s the difference between training and education? If you are in or interested in education, you should enjoy this explanation which I heard via Mitch Joel in his intro to Six Pixel’s of Separation podcast #104. Quoting a conference speaker Mitch heard...

The Good, the Bad & the Ugly Educational Systems

How to get rid of the bad apples? As much as I would love to continue praising the great teachers in my life, it occurs to me that many countries feel that their educational systems are in dire straits. With my Franco – Anglo – American educational...

Graduation Ceremonies in France

I saw the other day (Dec 1, 2007) in Le Figaro about an opinion poll saying that 81% of (4,470) French people interviewed via internet were in favor of having an (American style) graduation ceremony to mark the end of a university (equivalent) degree in France. I...

Mr Rogers speaks to US Senate

Got turned on to this via a twit from my pal Mitch. The Youtube video is Mr Rogers’ talk with a US Senate sub-committee, in a meeting chaired by the notoriously “cold” Senator John Pastori, on May 1, 1969. It is worth watching the full 6 1/2 minutes...

How empathetic are you? Contagious to Yawn’s?

How empathetic do you think you are? Apparently, you can now do an in-situ/impromptu style test anytime you see someone else yawning. If you are prone to yawn as well — i.e. that the yawn was contagious — a new study out suggests that, because not everyone...

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