My latest book came out last week.

It's available here:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0230613292/ref=cm_sw_r_fa_dp

One of the big news items over the last couple of weeks has been the various arguments and intrigue attached to Caster Semenya's status as 'woman'. Without wanting to get into the details about whether or not she should hold the world record, be stripped of her title and subjected to various medical 'tests' to verify her gender credentials, the scenario that the world's media played out for all to see about these otherwise normally private aspects of ones identity brings to the fore the significance that gender and sex hold in our contemporary world.

Interesting story about cbc getting into the product placment business as part of their strategy to counteract continued government funding cuts.  I guess nothing new (all networks do it, right!). That said, it is discouraging to see cbc headed this direction.  As the government cuts funding, what alternative do they have?

See this link for the article.  http://www.thestar.com/Business/article/690760

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan was on Face the Nation this morning. . .and the interview highlights the huge problem we all face as we call for significant school reform. . .Duncan was wrong on nearly everything he said and Bob Schieffer just smiled. . .Duncan called for national standards, as if making statements about narrow expectations for everyone can work, as if we haven't been saying this for a century. . .Charter schools that work for everyone, merit pay. . .NCLB just needs better funding!. . the mantras are stale and not based in any evidence we know about the facts of school. . .Will we ever experince a political leader who knows her/his field? Who will say what we know is accurate?. . .I am skeptical. . .School failures are a reflection of social failures. .