Our good friend Kay lives in the year 2222, and in that year, it is customary and normal for humans to be born in space. So, Kay our alien — but not alien — was born in space and got pretty much the same education about Earth as you did. (Instead of the design cycle, though, they study astrophysics, […]
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Kay and the Potoroinae
Posted by amorris on September 11, 2013
https://mistermorris.com/blog/kay-and-the-potoroinae/
I don’t believe in those, either
Yep.
Posted by amorris on July 27, 2013
https://mistermorris.com/blog/i-dont-believe-in-those-either/
Is it a fallacy to not use backwards design?
Fallacies are notable not only for their wrong-ness but ease-ness in which they are made. Case in point today is elucidated pretty clearly over at Grant Wiggins’ post. He talks about the fallacy of breaking things down (he just calls it a mistake, though) in education in terms of syllabus or textbook writing. He’s responding […]
Posted by amorris on April 21, 2013
https://mistermorris.com/blog/is-it-a-fallacy-to-not-use-backwards-design/
The difference between academe and life
Life is about constantly banging your head against the wall against stuff that just sucks. Or as Krugman calls it, battling cockroach ideas: Sometimes I get comments from people accusing me of repeating myself in the column; no doubt I do make the same arguments multiple times. But that’s because people keep forgetting! A parallel […]
Posted by Mister Morris on February 2, 2013
https://mistermorris.com/blog/the-difference-between-academe-and-life/
Gadfly
“It is okay if I … take … this book?” He meant borrow when he said take, but his quirky-ness and smile revealed his enthusiasm for the book’s topic, hence the honest use of the word take. It’s a dry title, so I won’t bore you with how this book calls itself, and yes it […]
Posted by Mister Morris on March 11, 2012
https://mistermorris.com/blog/gadfly/