I’ve noticed my 4-year-old son and his friends playing in a way that I don’t like. They are very rough with each other and use pretend guns. I overheard one little boy tell my son, “Stay down, I shot you. You’re dead.” What do teachers do about this kind of play? Continue reading
Monthly Archives: February 2012
Utah
Digital Signatures Capital
Way, way back in February 1995, Utah became the first state to pass a law deeming digital signatures as valid, legally, as ye olde John Hancock. Although most states have since followed suit — the tally is up to 44 — Utah’s prescience has given the state a cottage industry in electronic transactions. Continue reading
Business Groups
1. This is the time of year to express gratitude. Take inventory and communicate your feelings. This does not have to be an expensive proposition. People want to feel appreciated, and it feels good to pass it along. Continue reading
Network Nation
If matter really matters less, and if we’re witnessing the death of distance, what, then, is the fate of the nation-state in the digital world? Science-fiction writers have posited worlds in which nations are replaced by corporations, in which computers take over governments, in which robots out-evolve humanity. Continue reading
Spiritual Networking
1. Pay attention to the people right around you. During the holidays we’re naturally around family, at company parties, and have many other opportunities to be around people and to network — if we’ll just pay attention to the people right around us. Continue reading