Monthly Archives: December 2008

People, including B. F. Skinner, often talk about the philosophical proposition that operant principles reduce humans to animals whose behavior is determined by features of the environment, denying the be-loved construct of free will. For a variety of reasons (just one here: Read Dan Wegner’s excellent The Illusion of Conscious Will), I am pretty well [...] Continue reading →

From Lon over on No Limits to Learning.

As the new year approaches, with the hope engendered by a change in US government, here’s a salute to organizations—Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities, Justice for All, and the World Institute on Disability, among others— that advocate for individuals with disabilities. These organizations and their siblings have done a great deal to secure health care, [...] Continue reading →

Well, as the title suggests, I just received my unofficial scores by e-mail and I did not pass. I am a little bit disappointed but I didn’t study at all. So, the next time I take it I will actually study.
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From Jim Gerl over on Special Education Law Blog.

Well, today is the day that I get my results from the R.I.C.A. I hope I passed because I don’t want to take it again. If I do, maybe next time I’ll actually study for it.
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From Lon over on No Limits to Learning.

Now, that I’ve had a week’s downtime, I am ready to begin on the work that I have planned. I am going to make at least a month’s lesson plans in:

ELD
Math, and
Open Court

Voyager is scripted so I don’t need to make any plans for that. I do, however, have to go to my work site [...] Continue reading →

Remember that Seinfeld episode where Jerry, Elaine, Kramer, & George were all trying to be Master of their respective domains. Well, I want to be Master of my domain, but not that domain. The domain that I’m talking about, the one that I want to be Master of, is Me. I’m talking about being Master [...] Continue reading →

Yes, Christmas is over. It won’t be back for another year. I hate to see Christmas end. It is my favorite time of year. Even though there is so much negativity, that negativity is outweighed by the good. The good feelings will last for at least another 6 days. After New Years, it starts again. [...] Continue reading →