Your Notes Are Wrong!


One of the best ways to teach, I have discovered, is to be wrong. Say something wrong, show something wrong, do something wrong – such as have some errors in a hand-out, and savvy students will call you out. “Hey, I’m confused. This map is wrong, I think.” Years ago I made some maps with…

Kicking Ass and Saving Souls; Book Review


Written by David Matthews; from Penguin Press ©2011 Stefan Templeton, the object of the author’s research, did more in his life to 9 years old than I’ve done in all of mine, I think. Born of a Black father and a Norwegian mother, Stefan was already a well-versed world traveler by 9. His upbringing is…