Apace of Change

in education, technology, and psychology

Category: Ed Leadership

Statement of Objectives and Interest


What are your vocational objectives and how will your matriculation in the _____ University Doctor of Education Program relate to them?
All of the career decisions I have made in my ten years in public education have been guided by my desire to affect positive change in the lives of young people.  In my roles as [...]

Money On Their Minds, Part II


As I mentioned last time, New Jersey has revised its high school graduation requirements, mandating the teaching of financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy starting in 2010.  In that post, I talked a bit about Internet-based high-interest checking and savings accounts.  Here are two more suggestions for young folks who may be managing for [...]

Money On Their Minds, Part I


The New Jersey Dept of Ed recently (Ed.: February?  Really?) announced that it has revised the statewide high school graduation requirements.  You can read about all the changes here, but what I’d like to focus on is the new requirement of “2.5 credits in financial, economic, business and entrepreneurial literacy (effective with the 2010-2011 9th [...]