The good debate I am an active member of the local debate society. I love it – even though I suck at it (at least half the time – see later why). Good debating requires a lot of different skills, including: – seeing both sides of an argument – finding logical flaws – applying tricks […]
I love gummy bears (jelly babies). So do my kids and the neighbors’ kids. And probably the whole universe. To limit sugar consumption and its effect on teeth my wife and I introduced a candy day: Sunday every week. That way the “damage” is limited to one day of the week. Also begging for sweets […]
Someone posted in an instructional design forum the following question: If learning is not trackable is it still learning? Below is my somewhat modified answer. I thought I would post it here too, as I have never seen this topic discussed in an ID context and people seem to find it useful. If it is […]
Ask George, an average person, what questions he has about quantum mechanics. I would guess he could only formulate one question – probably something like: What is quantum mechanics? He may soon learn that quantum mechanics is the science of the very small: the body of scientific principles that explains the behavior of matter and […]
My four year old daughter wanted me to pick up her shoes from the playground and bring them to her. She was standing two meters away from me and the shoes where half way between us. Since there was no reason she could not pick them up by herself, I pretended I can’t reach the […]