Matchbook Learning

Liar, Liar, pants on fire.

March 28, 2012 - Sajan George

There are just a handful of words in the English language that generate visceral reactions regardless of context. Genocide. Rape. Incest. Murder. ...

Pac-man to the rescue?

March 21, 2012 - Sajan George

I am not even sure kids today would even get the Pac-man reference above. But for an entire generation one generation ago, Pac-man was one of the first arcade video games...

Encyclopaedia Brown

March 14, 2012 - Sajan George

Recently my parents who are both in their 80’s decided to downsize from their home to become renters. The process of downsizing led them to dispense of an array of items...

Buddy, can you spare a TRILLION dollars?

March 01, 2012 - Sajan George

What would you do with an extra $2 TRILLION? According to recent research quoted by colleague Stacey Childress of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in her March 2012...

911 Robot: Limits to Customization

February 26, 2012 - Sajan George

The K-12 education marketplace is emerging with virtual schools now entering the world of bricks-and-mortar schools creating a new kind of “blended school”, each of which touts...

REDESIGNING EDUCATION: From Frustration to Hope

November 08, 2011 - Sajan George

FRUSTRATION. Whether you are new to K-12 public education reform, have spent a career in it or have observed the headlines of this movement, as a concerned parent, citizen or...