Tag Archives: education

Customers Who Wait till the Last Minute (from a salesperson’s perspective)

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

As a sales rep who sells into schools, I am privileged to work with a lot of great teachers and school administrators. Most of them are truly dedicated professionals, and pretty easy to get along with. Having gone through extensive product … Continue reading →

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Everything’s stupider in Texas

Posted on March 16, 2010 by

  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/13/education/13texas.html Today’s lesson in Texas: 1) The United States of America is a republic, not a democracy. 2) The United States of America is a Christian nation. Is anyone else startled? Or embarrassed for Texas? (Or just laughing at … Continue reading →

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45 Years, and Counting

Posted on March 11, 2010 by

I need to make something of this news story, but what? At any rate, Secretary Duncan did visit this Montgomery school this week. Seems like a good thing. How could it not be a good thing? March 07, 2010, 7:40AM … Continue reading →

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Things I Try to Forget

Posted on December 11, 2009 by

In 1992 I entered a graduate program at Vanderbilt University. I was unhappy the whole 2 years I was there, so I left with my master’s degree, having taken no Ph.D. exams. Stupid me, I even assumed student loans with which to fund … Continue reading →

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