Live Fit and Sore

Category: Education

  • Reading Should Be Without Rules

    About a year and half ago, I decided to start reading before I went to bed every night. I had long given up reading anything more than a magazine or a quick web article and realized I missed having some quiet, yet productive time each day. I don’t really have any sort of rules about…

  • Education: Doing Right By Our Kids

    I’m going to stray from my usual theme, so be forewarned… Earlier this week, I read a short article by Walter E. Williams, a professor of economics at George Mason University, regarding educational fraud.  As many of you know, I spent seven years at K12, an online education company that offers an alternative to students…

  • Obesity at Disney: A Snapshot of Our World

    It was 6 years ago, during my last trip to Disney,  I started to get my ass in gear and began taking care of myself. Having just gotten back a few days ago from my family’s latest trip there, it became clear to me how many people in the world need to do the same. Before I go off…

  • Fake it Until You Become It

    Fake it till you make it is a phrase all of us have heard before. But what if that’s not enough — What about Fake it until you BECOME it? This Tedtalk from Harvard Business School professor Amy Cuddy talks about power positions and Body Language. It’s a really interesting look into the science behind…

  • Seeing Struggle As An Opportunity

    Take about 9 minutes to listen to this story about “struggle in relation to learning.” It resonated with me very much as an adult even though its focused on talking about how kids and students perceive the act of struggling.   good stuff.  

  • Profiled as a Global Hero In Disrupting Education

    I am beyond honored to be profiled today by Anthony Salcito @Microsoft VP Worldwide #Education as a Global Hero in Education http://ow.ly/bPXWT

  • 25 Years After Disaster, Keeping the Challenger Spirit Alive

    On the morning of Jan. 28, 1986, there was a collective gasp as Americans watched the space shuttle Challenger break apart just 73 seconds after it lifted off from Florida on what was supposed to be a mission of discovery and education. All seven astronauts died, including Christa McAuliffe, the first teacher chosen to go…

  • Live Webcast: Drive Customer Retention with Social Marketing

    This is great exposure for me and the company I work for – K12, Inc and the out of the box thinking we did to create a successful community for our online school families using their software. Register and Attend if you can – Thursday, December 9, 2010! Drive Customer Retention with Social Marketing. Learn…

  • It’s time for an Education Revolution

    I am the Community Program Manager for the country’s leading online education provider, K12, Inc. They provide online education options for grades K-12 in many states and internationally via public and private schools.  Everyday I get to interact and meet the community of parents who choose this option for their families. It’s one of the…

  • Childhood Nutrition a Serious Issue in Schools

    Childhood Nutrition a Serious Issue in Schools | Fresh Healthy Vending. Childhood nutrition plays a very big role in a child’s well being physically, emotionally, mentally and socially. A child who is not properly nourished can have difficulties in focusing with his/her academic performance in school. His/her physical appearance especially those who are overweight can…