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Energizing the base vs. influencing the uncommitted

We are presently in the final stages of the election season and some of the concepts used to describe political strategies seem helpful in understand other estimates to influence decision makers. I read a lot of books intended to influence educators and educational practice. My Audible and Kindle accounts now show in excess of 150 [...]

Posted 14 October 2012 † grabe § Ed Practice ‡ Comments (0) °

The “Don’t Learn what you can Google” fallacy

I often have a particular frustration when listening to politicians and pundits. The frustration is basically that pronouncements offer no opportunity for give and take. I cannot tell what the person really meant and I am more concerned with how the remark may be interpreted by others. There is a certain ambiguity in simplicity that [...]

Posted 08 October 2012 † grabe § Research ‡ Comments (0) °