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Nonverbal Influence – Color

by katemckeon on March 22, 2010 ·

in Blog

New article on the overview of color as a nonverbal influence. Everyday you are bombarded with millions of images. Some perceived others not consciously perceived. Advertisers want our attention. As we get more and more images, our conscious brains – the part we think we control – ignore even more. So now we ignore more [...]

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Education Issues: Quantity, Quality?

by katemckeon on March 21, 2010 ·

in Basic Economics,Education Issues

So let’s go for a drive. If you’ve ever had the opportunity to cross the US by car . . . say from Chapel Hill, NC to Berkeley, CA, or Boston, MA to Berkeley, CA or Atlanta, GA to San Diego, CA, you have seen that there are many choices to make along the way. [...]

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Contextual Cues Influence Learning

by katemckeon on March 21, 2010 ·

in Education Issues

Did you know . . . The fusiform facial area is a special area within the brain that processes facial images. This is apart from the processing of other spatial objects. The neurons literally light up in a different pattern depending on whether we are looking at a human face or a non-human object. It [...]

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Freedom of Speech

by katemckeon on March 9, 2010 ·

in Sports Stat of the Week

As I dig through journals for interesting tidbits I often find myself far afield from the original topic at hand, which is exactly what happened the other day. I was reading a piece on the influence the color of the box that holds your local traffic signal has on traffic flow – not the color [...]

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Education Issues – Teacher Signaling

by katemckeon on March 5, 2010 ·

in Education Issues,Mastery

Confession: as a teacher I have challenges with the different levels of students who cycle through my classroom. I am not unbiased, and yes, I take my students’ performance personally. But this is as it has been and should be…. Some students are bright, but it’s not just the ability level of the student it [...]

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Stat of the Week – Monkeys and Medals

by katemckeon on March 1, 2010 ·

in Mastery,Sports Stat of the Week

Lionel Tiger shares the history of monkeys and medal in his latest Op-Ed piece for the Wall Street Journal. He posits that there is a biological need for humans to have games such as the Olympics Like our primate cousins, competition is in our blood. Is this just more justification for what my less athletically-inclined [...]

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Basic Economics – When your voters are challenged

by katemckeon on February 22, 2010 ·

in Basic Economics

Who would’ve thought Chicago would become a tax refuge? Since the voters approved a tax hike in Oregon, politicians around the US are sending delagations to the beleaguered state. Leading the charge with offers of enticement to business owners…. Richard Daley, Chicago Mayor. Wait, seriously? Here’s what’s spurred the increase in flights to Portland: Oregon [...]

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Winter Classics and February Winner

by katemckeon on February 16, 2010 ·

in Blog

In a departure from the somber tone of education issues, The February Winner of the Date with Kate is Laurel Lichty of Washington DC. Photo of the two gals below. It just so happened that the DwK was sandwiched between hikes around DC in the record breaking “Snowpocalypse,” Brunch with Drag Queens, and snow ball [...]

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Do Girls Suck at Math?

by katemckeon on February 2, 2010 ·

in Basic Economics,Education Issues

It’s a common refrain both from the mouths of males and females. Yet, what evidence do we have to support this? A former boyfriend even presented a LONG diatribe about the actual genetic reasons women are bad at math . . . but there’s just one problem. Namely, me. Or Jill. Or Heidi. Or Shanti. [...]

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Seth Godin, Linchpin

by katemckeon on January 26, 2010 ·

in Books you Need

I was fortunate to receive an advanced copy of Seth Godin’s latest, Linchpin. I had a very hard time writing an appropriate review on Amazon. What others reviewers are raving about is how this book is about doers . . . kind of, but not really. This book is about people who fancy themselves single-handedly [...]

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