Super Vidoqo

A bastard's take on human behavior, politics, religion, social justice, family, race, pain, free will, and trees

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Questions for Frank Bruni

Frank Bruni dips his little toe into the debate of education reform today, spurred to write after previewing the new film, Won't Back...

Friday, August 17, 2012

Moral Responsibilty vs. Moral Accountability

Stephen Horst gives a summary of his new book, Freedom and the Laws of Nature , which seems an exceedingly long wind up to a rather silly ...

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Dog Men

Andrew Gelman points to findings from sociologist Jay Livingston that, contrary to recent news , partisan Tea Partiers aren't actually...

Sunday, August 12, 2012

Review of the Film "Home", A Documenting of Societal Failure and Unaccountability

"I can't save them from everything, but I try to do what I can." SPOILER ALERT: This entry is about the film Home and ...

Friday, August 10, 2012

How Can Smart People Be So Wrong?

The Flying , Anchise Picci (1982) This morning I was thinking about cases where otherwise smart people believe crazy things. I wonder i...

Monday, August 6, 2012

Parenting as Nihilism

The Thorny Path , Thomas Couture (1873) This morning I stumbled across a real piece of work at the Awl by Amy Sohn, author of Run Catch...

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Putting Free Will to a Vote

Un Regard Fugitif , Bluemenschein, 1900 A couple of recent "gaffes" in the presidential campaign highlight key differences in ...

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Vidoqo: After a 10 year career in education (Kindergarten, 1st, High School Biology, Earth Science) teaching at a variety of lower-SES schools, I decided my strengths lay elsewhere. I am now a practicing behavior analyst (BCBA), working primarily with families of children with special needs teaching appropriate behaviors, functional communication, play and social skills, and daily living skills using Applied Behavior Analysis, the science of human behavior.

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About Me

Vidoqo: Coachella Valley, CA, United States; After a 10 year career in education (Kindergarten, 1st, High School Biology, Earth Science) teaching at a variety of lower-SES schools, I decided my strengths lay elsewhere. I am now a practicing behavior analyst (BCBA), working primarily with families of children with special needs teaching appropriate behaviors, functional communication, play and social skills, and daily living skills using Applied Behavior Analysis, the science of human behavior.

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