Learn By Doing

A Lifelong Learner Shares Thoughts About Education

Author: John Walker

  • Autobiography In Five Short Chapters

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    Chapter I I walk down the street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I fall in. I am lost… I am hopeless. It isn’t my fault. It takes forever to find a way out. Chapter II I walk down the same street. There is a deep hole in the sidewalk. I pretend I…

  • Paying Attention to the Golf Balls

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    This is an old story, but it still rings true and worthy of being looked at again. When things in your life seem , almost too much to handle,When 24 Hours in a day is not enough, Remember the mayonnaise jar and 2 cups of coffee. A professor stood before his philosophy class. And had…

  • SIIInception

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    How am I going to show Android Apps that my class develops, the same way I am going to show YouTube videos from the back of the room, The Samsung All-Share Cast Hub The photo on the right is the traditional picture of me, taking a picture of me, taking a picture … The broadcast…

  • ALISON— A Trove of 400 Free Online Job Training Courses

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    ALISON— A Trove of 400 Free Online Job Training Courses in Education, Online Courses, Technology How many of us have taken an online course to learn a new language? My guess is, a lot. How many have used the web to find a recipe? Even more. But as handy as those skills are, will they…

  • Taking College Classes in High School Keeps Low Income Kids on Track

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    From good.is, current research Dual high school/college programs that shorten the time it takes to earn a high school diploma and let students earn up to two years of college credit for free are growing in popularity. But the programs have more benefits than just saving cash-strapped families money. A new study from California’s Community…