Originally published on The Mommy Rush on September 21, 2011 “You never know how strong you are until being strong is the only choice you have left.” — Scott Dolezal I read this quote in a magazine I flipped through yesterday in the waiting room of one of the leading…

I will never forget the morning of January 18, 2013, partly because it was my birthday. I remember being woken up VERY early that day when the phone rang at about 5:30 am. I remember it was early enough that I thought about letting it go to voicemail. But it…

What does it mean when we talk about ecosystems, especially when we talk about the Internet of Things (IOT) ecosystem? When I attended Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this past March, I attended a panel discussion with leaders from this industry and I was amazed that they are all struggling…

Recently, I received a notification on my phone to order a gift for my son’s upcoming birthday. At the time, I was busy doing other things, and didn’t have time to do anything about it, so I postponed the reminder — a common response for me. A few days later…

You want to know what I make? I make kids wonder, I make them question. I make them criticize. I make them apologize and mean it. I make them write. I make them read, read, read. I make them spell definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful, definitely beautiful over and over and…

“ If we trained airline pilots the way we train teachers, we’d give them a 2-year training program behind maybe a simulator, but most of it would be lecture. And then we would give them the hardest plane to fly! We wouldn’t give them an easy plane to fly, because…

This video (a favorite of mine!) does such a great job of illustrating Ken Robinson’s theory that ‘our education system is outdated’. …

In honor of Women’s History Month, the Science Club for Girls blog initiated the “Letter to my Young Self” campaign to invite women scientists to reflect on the lessons they’ve learned in their life and to provide encouragement to young potential scientists. As a subscriber of the blog, I love…

Just one of the many quotes I love, attributed to Mr. Albert Einstein. I can’t let today go by without taking note of its significance. …