What, EXACTLY is the problem with getting to play the bad guy in Medal of Honor?

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesVideo Games – In Medal of Honor, Role Playing Includes Taliban – NYTimes.com. Real live soldiers are dying for the cause of freedom (not to mention piles of innocent bystanders), yet having the freedom to play what you want and … Continue reading

Shock therapy makes a quiet comeback – we have self-serve…

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesShock therapy makes a quiet comeback – Health – Mental health – msnbc.com. Interesting. Those of us with experience with rural electric fences (a.k.a. hot wire) have suspected for some time that shock therapy can help depression. The reason for … Continue reading

Your Brain on Computers – Overuse of Digital Devices May Lead to Brain Fatigue – NYTimes.com

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesWell, allow me to say, DUH! Your Brain on Computers – Overuse of Digital Devices May Lead to Brain Fatigue – NYTimes.com. This subject keeps coming up in the news. No surprise really. I’ve made a few comments here (on … Continue reading

Civilization in Decline….

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteIs the US getting dumber and meaner? I know those seem like harsh criticisms, but I’m really starting to wonder.I used to think the US had it better than we did. I don’t think so anymore. We have great controversy … Continue reading

Back to School Thoughts…

Approximate Reading Time: 3 minutesAlmost all my life, September has signaled the start of a new year – new pens, new paper, clean notebooks,… Since I was four years old, September, rather than January has been the New Year. This year, I will be … Continue reading

Plagiarism in the 21st Century: Why Don’t College Students Seem to Know What it Is?

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s been a lot of buzz about plagiarism lately; here are two recent articles: Are You Part of ‘Generation Plagiarism’? – The Learning Network Blog – NYTimes.com. “Plagiarism Lines Blur for Students in Digital Age,” Trip Gabriel SO, why aren’t … Continue reading

Thoughts on Ed Theories: Cognitive Load

Approximate Reading Time: 2 minutesForgive me, I come from Science. “Theory” means something different in science from what it means in education. It seems that in education we can label any notion we have about how things work as a theory – and then … Continue reading

The Harm Of Gaming: We Present The Facts | Rock, Paper, Shotgun

Approximate Reading Time: < 1 minuteI don’t usually do posts that are little more than sharing other people’s posts, BUT….. This is just too good not to share: Astonishing Figures Demonstrate Our Worst Fears via The Harm Of Gaming: We Present The Facts | Rock, … Continue reading