Michael B. Horn, co-author of  “Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns” will be our guest on this week’s “My Great Kid Radio Program”.

Here’s some links to check out if you’d like to learn more about Mr. Horn and the book before the interview…

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Proper grammar, spelling, punctuation and the ability to compose a coherent written sentence ….. should any of these be part of the job requirements to be a school board president?

Do DPS control the Foundation or outside group? If an outside group control the foundation, then what is DPS Board row with selection of is director? Our we mixing DPS and None DPS row’s, and who is the watch dog? – email sent by Otis Mathis Detroit School Board president

According to the Detroit Public School Board , no.
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MGK Radio: Nintendo Wii & DS

by Steve on 8, March, 2010

Nintendo, as recently as 2005 looked to be on the ropes.  Sony’s Playstation and Microsoft’s Xbox had stormed the video game industry and many folks, not to mention video gamers, were quickly forgetting the once dominant player in the video game market.

Listen to our interviews with Nintendo ~ HERE (or visit the link on the bottom of this post to listen and download the interview)

After the success of the Nintendo DS and Wii however, the same systems that looked to be on the verge of knocking Nintendo out are now chasing the red hot video game company.  Not only are the DS and Wii both red hot, their games dominate the sales charts, responsible for..
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MGK Radio: The Survivors Club

by Steve on 8, March, 2010

Guest: Ben Sherwood – “The Survivors Club” – Survive & Thrive When Life Knocks You Down

Listen to our interview with Ben Sherwood ~ HERE (or visit the link on the bottom of this post to listen and download the interview)

Earthquakes, tsunamis, mudslides, record breaking blizzards.  It almost seems like the natural world has it out for us this year.

Cancer (what doesn’t cause cancer these days), plane crashes, Toyota’s runaway cars, foreclosures, bankruptcy, swine flu, seasonal flu, terrorism, tornados …. oy, the list of things attacking our physical, mental, emotional and financial well-being these days can get a bit overwhelming.

But that’s kind of the point?

When bad things happen – be they natural or not – who lives, survives and thrives and who ….. gets overwhelmed, shuts down or perishes?

As Ben Sherwood describes it in “The Survivors Club”:
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Parenting with “Love & Logic” and the amazing physical, mental and emotional benefits of CranioSacral Therapy were the double-barreled interviews we had on this episode of our radio show.

Listen to our interviews on Love & Logic and CranioSacral Therapy ~ HERE (or visit the link on the bottom of this post to listen and download the interview)

Love and Logic is a child raising and teaching philosophy that arose out of the work and experience of Jim Fay (a teacher, school administrator and consultant) and Foster W. Cline (a certified Psychiatrist and consultant) described on their website as:
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Wii Fit Plus

Don’t miss a fun interview tomorrow morning with executives from Nintendo about all things video games, Wii & DSS.

Some quick facts about Nintendo & Video Game Facts ….

  • The video game industry had  their best month ever in December 2009 with $5.52 BILLION dollars in sales
  • 2009 was a good year for the video game industry with $19.66 billion dollars in sales (2008 was the best ever though with $21.4 billion)
  • Nintendo …. started off as a playing card company in 1889
  • Nintendo sold 3.1 million Wii consoles in December
  • Nintendo sold 3.31 million DS’s in December
  • 6 of the 10 ten games in December were Nintendo Games (including all of the top 3)
    • New Super Mario Brothers = 2.82 million
    • Wii Fit Plus – 2.41. million
    • Wii Sports Resort – 1.70 million
  • For the year 2009 ….
    • 7 of the top 10 were Nintendo games
    • 6 of the top ten were Nintendo Wii games
    • 1 of the top ten was Nintendo DS

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Milk, eggs, fish, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy and shellfish.

Those are the top eight food allergens (literally accounting for 90% of all food allergy reaction in the US) and when they hit the system of somebody with food allergies it leads to their system going bonkers.  Okay, not a very scientific explanation …. more specifically it can lead to Anaphylaxis.

Guest: Eleanor Garrow-Majka; FAAN (Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network)

Listen to our interview with FAAN ~ HERE (or visit the link on the bottom of this post to listen and download the interview)

Anaphylaxis – def.: A serious allergic reaction this is rapid in onset and may cause death.  The most common causes of of anaphylaxis are food, medication, insect stings and latex.

Signs of an anaphylactic reaction include:
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