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About davidbdale

What should I call you? I prefer David or Dave, but students uncomfortable with first names can call me Professor or Mister Hodges. My ESL students' charming solution, "Mister David" is my favorite by far.

White Paper: A Student Model

Posted on October 5, 2020 by davidbdale

For the second time this semester I’m calling out the work of your classmate Cardinal as a model to emulate. You may recall me recommending Cardinal’s “Stone Money” assignment as among the best I’ve ever read, if not the very … Continue reading →

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On Being Specific: Beware of IT and THIS

Posted on September 29, 2020 by davidbdale

A student last semester wrote this Purposeful Summary. His name was Wazoo. As you read Wazoo’s comment, see if you can answer this essential question: What’s He Talking About? It seems counterintuitive that we buy iphones and use them knowing … Continue reading →

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Hypothesis Feedback

Posted on September 15, 2020 by davidbdale

By this time next week all of you will have consulted with my on a plan to develop your Hypotheses to reveal the most intriguing research questions you can imagine. You’re smart people and good students. You’re in class because … Continue reading →

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My Hypothesis—hailthegreat8

Posted on September 15, 2020 by davidbdale

Hypothesis 1. Does an Authoritarian parent style affect a child more than an Uninvolved parenting style? 2. Signs of Permissive parent 3. Difference between Authoritarian and Authoritative parent style 4. Which parenting style demonstrates the best results in a child

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How to Post to the Blog

Posted on September 4, 2020 by davidbdale

It occurred to me while I was waiting for my instructional video to be processed at Canvas, that I could also post it here.

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Practice Opening—davidbdale

Posted on September 4, 2020 by davidbdale

Children are the saddest casualties, and too often the most vulnerable. As recently as 2014, in the latest catastrophe to spin out of the death fest in Syria, the local polio outbreak spread to Iraq. Despite what the New York Times called “an … Continue reading →

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Why Does the Universe Exist?

Posted on September 2, 2020 by davidbdale

DANIELLE GALLO: The reason that the universe exists is because the entity that created the universe wanted plastic, but did not have the means to make plastic. Although we are unsure what the entity wanted the plastic for, it is … Continue reading →

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Posted on October 24, 2019 by davidbdale
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Portfolio Verification Day

Posted on April 26, 2019 by davidbdale

WED MAY 01 We’ll be double-checking your Portfolio for completeness and compliance on the last day of class, WED MAY 01. Consider it your Final Exam, essential to passing the course. Once we’ve verified your Portfolio complete, I’ll confirm your … Continue reading →

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Stephen Hawking Was Wrong

Posted on April 22, 2019 by davidbdale

I shared this post with you today in class before I found this perfect expression of why we can always say with confidence that “the scientist was wrong.” The opening joke (attributed to Albert Einstein) tells the whole story. How … Continue reading →

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