From the monthly archives:

November 2009

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Adult Education Issues

by katemckeon on November 28, 2009 ·

in Blog

The Wall Street Journal recently published a special section on Education. What inspired me was the opener. If an educated work force is the nation’s human capital, business is seeing a lot of subprime these days. It’s a snarky little comment, but it hit entirely too close to home. Even if your school’s graduation rate [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving and Happy Birthday Dad

by katemckeon on November 26, 2009 ·

in Blog

Most of my family members have a birthday on a major holiday. And today is Dad’s day. So a special happy birthday to our biggest turkey. Enjoy your friends and family. I’ll be enjoying a the new Cowboys Stadium and Pecan pie . . . as long as I remember to get it out of [...]

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Leadership in Education

by katemckeon on November 19, 2009 ·

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How about this for a campaign: We for Rhee! Washington DC public schools rank in the worst of our nation despite being potentially attended by our nation’s leader’s progeny. Of the 45,000 students in the district, how many do you think are the children of senators and representatives? But never mind that, Michelle Rhee, chancellor [...]

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Nonverbal Influence: Uniform Color

by katemckeon on November 10, 2009 ·

in Blog,Sports Stat of the Week

If you knew that the color you were wearing could influence the outcome of a game/deal/date, would you change what you are wearing? What’s Color got to do with it? Are TEAL uniforms (San Jose Sharks) killing any chance for a cup? This week we look at uniform color. Does it surprise you that teams [...]

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Mastery – Semper Fi

by katemckeon on November 10, 2009 ·

in Blog,Mastery

Happy 234th Birthday to the United States Marine Corps! A big thank you to those who have served and those who will serve. Bob Parsons, the Chief Nutty-Nut at GoDaddy.com creates a rousing tribute to the Marine Corps each year in celebration of the evening at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, November 10, 1775. https://www.godaddy.com/gdshop/holiday/usmc2009/default.asp?isc=gdr1162a The [...]

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Earn 59% more Just by making one switch….

by katemckeon on November 2, 2009 ·

in Blog,Sports Stat of the Week

So you’re a lefty and life is tough? Stop your whining. Look at the numbers . . . you’re in pretty good company . . . if you can survive adolescence. This week we compare the salaries of left-handed pitchers with the average salary of all pitchers over the past 20 years. I can be [...]

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