Last week, my brother-in-law asked on Facebook if it made sense for schools to measure a middle school music teacher’s competence by the students’ ability compared to those in other feeder programs as they moved up to high school. The responses pointed out some valid arguments against this method, such as the myriad of variables that go into how nimbly a child can pull that bow past a…
I’ve been holding off on this post for a while, letting it simmer. It’s been on my mind for months, ever since the rumors of my company being bought out by some insignificant minnow turned out to be true. Here’s the crux of the situation. Where I take a job is now 100% dependent on what insurance they offer. Think about that for a moment. My…
This morning I read through an Engadget article praising the FCC for boldly striking down a Tennessee law that bans municipally run internet services. Engadget, a tech site I love in part because of its typically apolitical viewpoints (unlike another tech site I finally gave up reading), has forgotten themselves with Net Neutrality. They’ve gotten so caught up in the common tech world belief that…