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2017
Drawing Boundaries For Sanity’s Sake
Insanitek has been in real business for 2.5 years. In that time, I’ve learnt a lot. One of the most important lessons has been about defining your boundaries and sticking with it. It can save your sanity in more ways than one. Every business consultant talks about marketing. I’m not even joking on this one. […]
2017
Financing A Science Business On A Shoestring
When Insanitek came to life, it wasn’t plan A. Plan A was to get an industry job, stay around for a decade or two building up money and contacts. Then I was going to start Insanitek as an R&D firm with an apprenticeship side. What I’m doing right now wasn’t even on the radar. What I’m doing […]
2017
Facing problems with poise… or not.
At the beginning of this month I noticed that the most recent updates to WordPress messed up with a few things Insanitek’s co-founder, Ali, did with his homemade theme. You couldn’t access the e-courses, so students couldn’t work on their education. The shop wasn’t working either, which meant people couldn’t get things they wanted or […]
2017
Safety, Combined with Common Sense and Maturity, First
This is not my favourite post to write ever. With the world up in their self-righteous arms lately, I’ve had a lot of tangential crap to deal with. Some people who have jumped to unfounded assumptions about Insanitek and the way it runs based off our support of homeschoolers (both secular and religious), my more […]
2017
“Re-Imagining Society First, Education Second”
In my previous article I discussed my thoughts on alternative education. Somehow the concept of doing what is right for both the kid’s needs for their future, not our present was a wild idea for some — coffee house conversations were amusing for you’d think I’d said something profound. But, it’s not profound, and I’m […]
2017
Thoughts On Alternative Education
Alternative education has been in the news a lot lately. First with Besty DeVos heading up the Department of Education, then with Frank Edelblut, a businessman who homeschooled his kids leading New Hampshire’s schools. Just from browsing the news and social media sites, I’ve heard thoughts ranging from fear (of slipping standards and less money) — […]
2017
In Pursuit of Quality Education and Training
I’ve been working in education for over a decade. I’ve worked as a private tutor, a classroom tutor, a museum volunteer, at a public school, and a private tutor for homeschoolers. I’ve seen students with a range of aptitudes and all level of parent involvement. I admit it, as an educator, I enjoy the kids […]
2017
Tips for hiring freelancers and other thoughts
As 2017 is taking off, we are gathering and preparing all the paperwork to be sent to the accountant, end of year forms to be sent to the State, etc. My newest assistant, Brent, asked me why we only hire freelancers. There is a long answer to this involving taxes, workman’s comp, ACA, monetary concerns, […]
2014
Restructuring hiatus
Hey, everyone! My seasonal job ended, then my semester ended at Kaplan. Thus, my brain is in need of a vacation. I’m taking this week to restructure my schedule, realign my goals, get some more blog post ideas, and generally get all the gears lubricated. Oh, and drink lots of tea. Lots and lots and […]
2014
October was a blur [Monthly update]
One of the pleasures of life is packing it full of things to do, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t painful. In the month of October I held 4 jobs. That’s right, four. During the day on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday I worked at Rosie’s Gardens. The evenings on Monday and Wednesday were spent teaching […]
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