Money and Finance
- Butler Has Found Secret Weapon In Statistical Guru Drew Cannon
Thanks to Lincoln for passing this along. The formal basketball career of Drew Cannon ended in eighth grade as the sixth man of his junior high team. In college at Duke, Cannon's only hoops experience came from an intramural team called the Norse...
- You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices
In You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles and Practices, authors Swen Nater and Ronald Gallimore have written a short, easily read, deceptively simple book that draws essential lessons on pedagogy from arguably...
- You Don't Cut Michael
Ruby Sutton has a distinct pet peeve when it comes to the subject of her former pupil, Michael Jordan: the oft-told story of how he was “cut” from the Laney High varsity basketball team as a sophomore, spurring him to greatness. “Back then, (most)...
- The No-stats All-star - By Michael Lewis
This story reminds me of the quote, "There's no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit." -Battier’s game is a weird combination of obvious weaknesses and nearly invisible strengths. When he is on...
- Can You Afford A College For Your Child? Sharing Our Experience...
This year my daughter is going to college. I do not want her to get loans, we were not qualified for FAFSA and I saved some money in 529 account. She didn't apply to any local colleges because she wanted to go away from home. In this post I will...
Money and Finance
What Jeremy Lin Teaches Us About Talent - By Jonah Lehrer
Linsanity! For those who don’t follow the NBA, or read the NY Post, or check Twitter during Knicks games, Jeremy Lin is a new point guard who has been churning out a series of incredible performances. Last week, he torched the Lakers for 38 points; last night, he hit a three pointer at the buzzer to beat the Raptors. What makes Lin’s story even more remarkable is that he has been repeatedly spurned by basketball professionals. Although Lin dreamt of attending UCLA or Stanford, neither college offered him a scholarship. He ended up at Harvard.
Although Lin excelled in the Ivy League and broke numerous basketball records, he wasn’t selected in the 2010 NBA draft.
- Butler Has Found Secret Weapon In Statistical Guru Drew Cannon
Thanks to Lincoln for passing this along. The formal basketball career of Drew Cannon ended in eighth grade as the sixth man of his junior high team. In college at Duke, Cannon's only hoops experience came from an intramural team called the Norse...
- You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles And Practices
In You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles and Practices, authors Swen Nater and Ronald Gallimore have written a short, easily read, deceptively simple book that draws essential lessons on pedagogy from arguably...
- You Don't Cut Michael
Ruby Sutton has a distinct pet peeve when it comes to the subject of her former pupil, Michael Jordan: the oft-told story of how he was “cut” from the Laney High varsity basketball team as a sophomore, spurring him to greatness. “Back then, (most)...
- The No-stats All-star - By Michael Lewis
This story reminds me of the quote, "There's no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't mind who gets the credit." -Battier’s game is a weird combination of obvious weaknesses and nearly invisible strengths. When he is on...
- Can You Afford A College For Your Child? Sharing Our Experience...
This year my daughter is going to college. I do not want her to get loans, we were not qualified for FAFSA and I saved some money in 529 account. She didn't apply to any local colleges because she wanted to go away from home. In this post I will...