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Basic Economics

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Leadership in Education: No Child Left Behind

by katemckeon on October 1, 2009 ·

in Blog,It's a Mess,Mastery

Rewriting the No Child Left Behind Law is in process. If you have children in school this may be important to you. If you are childless, it may seem unimportant. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. Whether or not you have children, if you plan to be living in 20 years, how our children [...]

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Does Teaching Attract Liberals?

by katemckeon on September 30, 2009 ·

in Blog,It's a Mess

In the Education Leadership post a few days ago Rob commented that teaching attracts liberals. So let’s dissect. Is it true that teaching attracts liberals or is there something more going on? There are a few ways to go through this. Let’s start with the premise that teaching attracts liberals. That premise is either true [...]

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Basic Economics – Young Minds, Powerful Lessons

by katemckeon on September 2, 2009 ·

in Blog,Favorite Links

It is difficult to find a text to ignite enthusiasm in children for basic economics. Actually, it’s difficult to find a text that teaches economics to adults (I do recommend Thomas Sowell’s Basic Economics) . . . which leads to all sorts of other problems…. But that’s for another day. In the far, far background [...]

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Sports Stat of the Week – Favre Leadership

by katemckeon on August 25, 2009 ·

in Blog,Sports Stat of the Week

Minnesota Signs McKeon No, of course not. I wouldn’t last 2 snaps on a field full of kickers. Having had the opportunity to kick one between the uprights at Texas Stadium I can also state that I wouldn’t make it as a kicker (missed completely). Even those of us without TV and Radio know that [...]

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Economic Leadership Starts with Simple Math

by katemckeon on August 22, 2009 ·

in Blog,Mastery

Seth Godin proposed a simple quiz for marketers this morning. To instantly see how quickly statistics get out of hand with a natural bias – also known as fuzzy math, consider his “quiz for smart marketers,” below. It makes a brilliant point. Not feeling mathy today? I put some numbers to it so you can [...]

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Education Reform

by katemckeon on August 18, 2009 ·

in Blog

The strongest case for Education reform in the United States Upon reading another author’s blog’s comments I was reminded how few people are put at the peril of the market in an obvious way, daily – i.e. they work for someone else, have benefits, and believe these things due to them. We need Basic Economics [...]

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Tax Reform

by katemckeon on June 21, 2009 ·

in Blog,It's a Mess,Personal Finance

So the concept of tax reform gets several of my family members hot and bothered . . . I’m not sure what that says about my family but I leave that for a therapist to sort out in 10 years when I have time for a visit. In the meantime, I propose the following: 1. [...]

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