Protesting Education Budget Cuts on Thursday March 4

Check out this opinion piece on CNN http://www.cnn.com/2010/OPINION/03/04/Singsen.education.protest/index.html?iref=allsearch

Investing in Education makes Economic sense

An article in the Chronicle of Higher Education by Goldie Blumenstyk offers further incentive for the USA to invest in education. She reports that inventions in medicine, genetics, and alternative energy sources helped create over 500 university spinoff companies in 2008. It also generated more than 2 billion dollars in licensing for 156 institutions. The article is for subscribers only, but you can create a free account. (more…)

Vet Turned Psychologist.

Hello everyone. Tyring to keep up with a regular blog here. Hoping that this works and before I get to the main topic of my blog. I have two things to say. (more…)

New Study on Autism

Science Daily released the results of a French study on the effects of Oxytocin on Autistic patients. A research team at the Centre de Neuroscience Cognitive (CNRS) has shown that inhaling oxytocin, a hormone that promotes mother-infant bonding and social relationships, significantly improved the abilities of autistic patients to interact with other individuals. The article is very interesting and gives hope that treatments are coming to help those affected with Autism and Aspergers. Please see the details in Science Daily.

Dallas Moms Blog: now on Facebook!

Become a fan of the Dallas Moms Blog on Facebook! The Dallas Mom’s Blog is a blog from the Dallas Morning News with information for all moms, no matter the age of their children. From babies to health issues to high schoolers and college kids, Dallas Moms Blog should be one of your top sources. Check it out today!

Second Semester!

I had an amazing winter break and definitely wasn’t ready to come back to school (I had my first ever WHITE CHRISTMAS!), but of course, I didn’t have much of a choice I already feel that this semester is going to be better than my first for a couple of reasons: (1) It doesn’t seem like I have any jerk teachers this semester, (2) I’m taking my first actual Music Ed course (more about that later), (3) I HAVE A CAR!!!!!!!!, and (4) I FREAKING HAVE A CAR!!!!!! (more…)

Working in Paradise

Rasta Bar, Punta Sur, Cozumel, MX

I am on vacation. Let me qualify that: I am on a working vacation. I’m checking emails, continuing to communicate with students, colleges and parents and colleagues. My profession seems to also be an obsession, but actually, I just love what I do. It does not feel like “work” to me. (more…)

You want to go to Grad school in the Humanities?

Think again, according to Thomas H Benton of the NY Times Choice Blog. His article is titled: JUST DON’T GO. If you are thinking about graduate school in literature, ancient and modern languages, law, history, philosophy or religion, you may want to read this article. Click HERE.

Why do most Professors lean left?

According to the NY Times a fascinating new study is shortly to be released which looks at this question in a statistical, sociological manner, and the answer is not what you might expect. The study, which used data from the General Social Survey, posits that the profession of collegiate faculty is “typecast”. (more…)

Haiti

Haiti’s tragedy is the tragedy of us all.  There are many agencies taking donations to help, and I hope you give generously.  The World Food Programme is also taking donations, and if you have not already given, I urge you to consider this very worthy program.  You can donate online at http://www.wfp.org/.

The WFP:  In emergencies, we get food to where it is needed, saving the lives of victims of war, civil conflict and natural disasters. After the cause of an emergency has passed, we use food to help communities rebuild their shattered lives.

WFP is part of the United Nations system and is voluntarily funded.