Brennan's Old Blog

My friends, love is better than anger. Hope is better than fear. Optimism is better than despair. So let us be loving, hopeful and optimistic. And we’ll change the world. -Jack Layton

 

How-to Gamify Online Learning for Yourself

I think everyone can agree with me that the education sector has been hit by unprecedented challenges this year. So many educators and teachers are at or beyond their limits. Yet at the same time, there are a multitude of...

Letter to Pi Day

THIS YEAR, like every year past time immemorial, the recreational mathematician and generally beloved Vi Hart released their annual Pi Day video. As usual, I felt moved by it — with this year’s material being composed (no pun intended) of improvised solo...

The Art of Merit

1. WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT? There are so many things to write about, it’s kind of crazy. But in the age of the Internet, in the age of information-as-a-virus, in the age of white noise, what’s there that I can write...

Being Able to Take Stock

Things are going good now, right? I suppose it all depends on who you’re asking. Of course, this is largely due to COVID-19 — I had thought just a few weeks prior to this that things were look up regarding the pandemic,...