Memoirs Start

Well now how do I start? My life has been eventful and miraculous at the same time. People say that I am too young to start on my memoirs but I respectfully disagree.

Varied stuff has been happening, enough to write a book. And many invites and friends have said the same. So with no further delay, I am going to start today.

What does a writer in postmodern America do and how does he position his manuscript? All I know is that everything I write do or say will be placed under scrutiny. Mainly by people that I don't know. So I'll allow for that. If you want to know something, the best way to get the best answer is to ask me. So this memoir is an effort to address those claims and also as a record of memory for my life as it goes on in the present perfect.

I offer from time to time testimonials from people that did know me at various moments in my life to offer up their opinions and recollections.

GRE test taking tips

GRE test taking tips

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new subject

new subject: economics. micro and macro.

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Federal Standards Missed

http://www.kvue.com/news/local/AISD-misses-on-some-federal-standards-97374849.html

history and literature

Today's College Students Lack Empathy

http://yhoo.it/9aF12u

State Board of Education ratifies social studies curriculum

What kids in public schools are going to be learning in the next ten years...opinions?

http://bit.ly/9Sddi6

Texas ed board starts long day of testimony | kvue.com | KVUE News local | Austin, Tx | Breaking news

Texas ed board starts long day of testimony |
kvue.com
| KVUE News local | Austin, Tx | Breaking news

Test Scores and Wishful Thinking

Test Scores and Wishful Thinking

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In K-12 Education, We Could Do So Much So Easily

In K-12 Education, We Could Do So Much So Easily

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They Call These Standards?

They Call These Standards?

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How Bad Are Our Graduation Rates? — The American, A Magazine of Ideas

How Bad Are Our Graduation Rates?
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The American, A Magazine of Ideas


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Educational Romanticism Fogs the Air Again

Educational Romanticism Fogs the Air Again

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Charles Murray - Real Education

A wonderful book by one of the most revered social commentators of our time, Real Education is an indictment on the efforts by yet another governmental agency to preclude that all children should be raised to the same bar.

The four assumptions that he bases all of his arguments are the following:

1. Ability varies.
2. Half of the children are below average.
3. Too many people are going to college.
4. America's future depends on how we educate the academically gifted.

Read his many reviews on Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Real-Education-Bringing-Americas-Schools/product-reviews/0307405389/ref=dp_db_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1

Do you agree or disagree?
Charles Murray is voicing a very controversial topic, and one that teachers have been wanting to voice but were afraid of doing so. Not very politically correct, yet accessible and compelling, Real Education is a must read for all parents, educators, and policy-makers. Even if you don't agree with its arguments, you will be hard pressed to find a more clearly-stated position about the meta-assumptions of education.

Charles Murray, a scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, is the author of “Real Education: Four Simple Truths for Bringing America’s Schools Back to Reality.”

Good Fit

FIT SONG : AUDIO AND VISUAL PRECISION
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Timely Peter Drucker quote

We greatly overestimate what we can do in one year. But we greatly underestimate what is possible for us in five years. - Peter Drucker

The Darling Buds of May

Renaissance Asian here....
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Philosophical reasoning taught in the second grade. - NYTimes.com

TexTESOL III Members' Blog: Philosophical reasoning taught in the second grade. - NYTimes.com

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a polyglot renaissance person cover letter

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trade schools come under fire

http://bit.ly/c3mjej

cuts across the nation

http://is.gd/abcXL

Tutoring by Tran (TbyT)

this past weekend, hanging at Nasty's Bar on 34th with my friend Jon Zingale. Nice game on with Cleveland and LeBron.

Then some darts and onto Kerbey Lane for some pancakes and a pecan chocolate chip cookie, which the waitress was all too glad to bring over. "should you bring it over or should i bring it over." the mood was set.

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How do you get new clients from social media? - Viral Networkers

How do you get new clients from social media? - Viral Networkers

selling by not selling

http://www.viralnetworkers.com/video/selling-by-not-selling-on

a tale of two infrastructures

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Asian_Economy/LB27Dk01.html
Great Daily reading

I wonder what Renee T. is up to?

The usual creativity:

http://mothersguide.blogspot.com/2010/02/creative-expressionbalanced-living.html

Check her blog out.

She's always up to something new in Austin.

new number update

update: new number: 512-825-8161

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What does this say about the "investment" of American education today--

Does this differ from hopes, dreams, aspirations of those you know around the world?--

Eager to hear your comments on this.

Turn Attention Deficit into Attention Surplus

http://chronicle.com/article/Scholars-Turn-Their-Attention/63746/

Mentoring month

http://www.serve.gov/mentor.asp

History Curriculum revamp.....

http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/history-debate-delays-vote-on-social-studies-curriculum-181809.html?cxtype=ynews_rss

What's your opinion?

Berkeley food consciousness

http://www.salon.com/life/education/index.html?story=/food/2010/01/15/school_gardens_strike_back_at_flanagan

Matteo Ricci Maps of US in Chinese

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Rare-map-shows-China-center-world-Matteo-Ricci-Library-of-Congress-Gulf-of-Mexico/ss/events/wl/011210riccimap/im:/100112/480/f47d60f37bb94a558aedaadc1ace7f47/

1421: The year China discovered America. Great Book.

from a Kiplinger Report

http://www.kiplinger.com/businessresource/forecast/archive/even-now-firms-struggle-to-find-skilled-staff.html

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same characters for a thousand years

http://www.pr-inside.com/taiwan-seeks-world-heritage-status-for-r1649411.htm