4x4x16 Writing, Ice Cream, Education, and Maybe a Book

I was offered free ice cream for writing 16 sentences.  I would have written more for less reward, so I guess NMC and I both thought we got a good deal.  It was not that hard, considering that it was only about two sentences a day. Actually, it was less than that. ...

Go Lions

In these last few weeks of the semester, I find that more of the learners in the classroom are attempting to catch-up on the material in order to pass the final.  As I watched my Lions drop another game to the Steelers, I remember the advice I was given when I...

Writing Back In Time

Writing Back In Time By Brian Sweeney I spent 3 years teaching physics and math to first and second year college students.  I then spent 5 years teaching math to high-school students in dual enrollment classes.  I found that, in general, the focus of personal...

Thinking Inside The Box

Thinking Inside The Box By Brian Sweeney I spent two years in Germany with the U.S. Army, providing bomb disposal support to highly classified missions.  I would get a call telling me to get to an airfield within usually 6 hours, without being told where I was going...

Video Games and the Learning Process

When I first learned to play Monopoly, we had the pressed cardboard game area, the small pieces (I always wanted the car), and the rulebook near in case we needed to check if someone was playing fair.  We read the book, set up the board, dealt the money, and began to...