The missing piece of all these discipline systems is skill. None of them assess whether or not the children actually possess the skills they need to meet the expectations set before them. None of these reward charts actually teach problem-solving skills, emotional regulation or communication, so while they are possibly effective in the short-term, they are woefully lacking in the long term.
Hail to the Tweet
Twitter members responded quickly and playfully to Joe the Plumber, even if most didn’t know who was the man behind the meme.
Lights, Camera, Videogames!
Carter believes Nintendo should have a movie making Wii channel in which you are the director of the movie and you may hire other people’s Miis from the check Mii out channel and use them as actors.
The Optimistic Poor
We are not habitually poor. We are optimistically so. The optimistic poor are people who will have the means to rise above poverty but are fighting through the process to get there.
Missing CHI by that much
With no gas left in the tank, we called the time of death on a viral video project just before the deadline to submit.
Parental Concerns
Possibly not my best day parenting ever, but if I believed in grades, and in lame reassurances for failed attempts, I’d give myself an A for effort.
Presidential Concerns
Carter’s been doing some thinking about the unlikely mashup of presidential intelligence and alien technology.