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		<title>No Educational Games For Me, Thanks.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Mar 2013 17:53:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s like every student going to study how to become a teacher is going through a crash course titled “games” which is actually a course in how to try and appeal to your students by trying to talk the kids’ language, the games talk. And so they are trained in taking the boring stuff out of the text books and turn it into a “fun” page, or take the assignments and try to convert them into something that might fool the kids into thinking the boring set of actions they are required to do are in fact a game.

Kids are no one’s fools, and all those flash card apps are, sorry to say, really, passé. Creating a new game, a real game, which is both fun and educational, is nearly impossible. And I admit that one of the biggest disappointments at both conferences is that I have met no real innovation: not in education nor in games.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1275&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Designers, Start Up!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:45:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Or-Tal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Why is it so rare to find a startup founder who is a graphic designer? Are graphic designers not entrepreneurs? This couldn’t be accurate as so many of them found their independent studios. But it seems like they are avoiding the startups world. And it’s especially notable in a country titled “the Startup Nation”. I’ve [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1267&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>SXSWedu 2013: Here Comes the Parents&#8217; Voice</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this oh so exciting conversation about the education reform that every country in the world is apparently going through, and that promise of a true revolution carried from stage to stage, there’s has been very little space left in the conversation for parents.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1261&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Twists &amp; Turns on a Startup&#8217;s Way</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:33:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[...It often happens with startups. I know so many stories of a startup that started with one idea and diverted to another direction along the way. Reasons may vary. Although it has tremendously slowed us down, or rather sent us back, I am happy we have found this diversion now, rather than in another 10 months for example and after we has spent a lot of our investors’ money....<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1253&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>That (ADHD) Epidemic Again</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Dec 2012 08:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Or-Tal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[...And so once again I find myself at this crossroad, where in order to allow my son to grow and develop and learn in the school he desires and deserves - I must sedate him. Is he going to need Ritalin to thrive in the real world? For higher education? Would he need Ritalin to work with his fellow band players? At which point does the ADHD ceases to be an epidemic and continues to be an evolution? And how much of this epidemic is caused by outdated education systems?...<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1245&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Pitch &amp; The Name, The Chicken &amp; The Egg</title>
		<link>http://ortals.wordpress.com/2012/11/10/pitchname/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Nov 2012 17:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["...So let’s start with a name. Or – let’s not. If there’s one thing I’ve learned about naming companies and products is that too often people come up with a general idea for their startup and their second step is immediately to name it. As if this baby, if not named immediately, will never learn to walk. They take great pride of the name they have created, sometimes they sound prouder of the name then of the business.

But a better way to do it is to use a temporary name, working title, project code-name and delay the naming until you are sure of your markets, your business model, your marketing &#38; communications strategy and the overall terminology your business is going to use. Not to mention languages. Lots of Israeli entrepreneurs assume English automatically – but that’s not necessarily your target audience or all of it. If you might be targeting more than English speaking markets, beware embarrassing mistakes like “Pajero” “Pinto” “Mist” etc.

It’s almost a chicken and an egg question, only people here are so certain the name comes first. It shouldn’t. Your pitch should...."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1220&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Mom is a Rock</title>
		<link>http://ortals.wordpress.com/2012/11/01/momsarock/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Nov 2012 16:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yea, mom is a rock. Mom can be a rock star too. She’s the coolest, and she’s always there. For the kids, that is, and the hubby, and oh, my god, for the dog too. But what about mom for mom?? There’s a beautiful poem, written in Hebrew, by one of the most gifted poets [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1202&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Schoolyear: A Good Start</title>
		<link>http://ortals.wordpress.com/2012/10/29/oct12/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Oct 2012 10:55:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Two whole months into the school year and I must say something. So here it comes. I have two boys in school this year, as my daughter has graduated high school last year. Now I have one son who has started high school this year (9th grade), and my youngest son, who is now in [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1192&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Analysis of a Failure</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Sep 2012 10:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Or-Tal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Closing down. Shutting the doors. Dissolving. Folding. Gathering. Saying goodbye. Wrapping up. My startup of the last 2 years, Saveby, now belongs to the past, or to the future of someone else. All this silence on my blog recently is due to the fact that I find it is so hard to say the words, [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1183&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Let Them Be Bored</title>
		<link>http://ortals.wordpress.com/2012/08/23/letmbbored/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["...But the basis of learning is a human need. Like we need food and drink and love, we also need to learn. At early childhood it is a survival instinct. How many times would the baby try to walk and fall until he gets it? Or the toddler repeats the stacking of building blocks until he figures out the right way to do it without them falling? Hear any complaints about the process? I don’t think so. Do parents interfere in that process, or work hard to make it more interesting?

So what happens when our kids get to school? To be perfectly honest – boring happens. Boring takes over. The balance between boring and tedious on one hand and rewarding or satisfying on the other hand is broken. Getting a smiley sticker on the notebook isn’t a reward worthy the investing of a whole hour in solving arithmetic exercises. Yet being able to shop with made up money could be a better promise...."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1167&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Creativity and Giftedness Year, and an Entrepreneurship Challenge</title>
		<link>http://ortals.wordpress.com/2012/08/10/iygc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Aug 2012 17:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s the International Week of the Gifted this week, and we’re heading towards The International Year of Giftedness and Creativity. I like the tying together of giftedness and creativity. The government tests used in Israel to test kids for the special program for the gifted do not have room for creativity. They are mainly concerned [&#8230;]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1161&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Share a Little Happiness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 10:06:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA["...Obviously the immediate reaction I got from my closest loved ones was “they must be serial killers”. It made me wonder why would people perceive Couchsurfing hosts as more dangerous than, say, AIRBNB hosts? I think that the fact that people open their house to perfect strangers and on top of it do not ask for a financial compensation – that, apparently, is perceived as an act of a crazy person, there for leading to the perception there are social deviations on Couchsurfing...."<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1146&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What Would You Call a City&#8217;s Achievement in Education?</title>
		<link>http://ortals.wordpress.com/2012/06/21/rmtgned/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Jun 2012 08:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Or-Tal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Israel]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The other thing that makes me proud of this city's education is the kids. They are actually good kids. Schools are safe and provide a friendly environment, at least in the social context. If you could see the 1420 students perform spontaneous group hugs on the stadium's field at the end of the ceremony, you'll know what I mean. This, which happened when most of the audience - families of the young graduates - was on the way out, was actually the height of the event in my view.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1136&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Launch: The Entrepreneurship Challenge</title>
		<link>http://ortals.wordpress.com/2012/06/06/launchechallenge/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jun 2012 09:04:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Or-Tal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[challenge]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Global Entrepreneurship Week]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[“Entrepreneurship is like a religion for you, or a cult”, I was recently told. And since it is really a bit of my religion I wasn’t sure if this was meant as a complement or an insult. I decided it’s a complement and I am all for missionary activities.

One of my favorite missionary activities is the Global Entrepreneurship Week, referred to as GEW and titled “Unleashing Ideas”. The next one is happening in just less than 6 months, November 12, 2012. 
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		<title>What&#8217;s Next?</title>
		<link>http://ortals.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/whatsnext/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 14:51:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Or-Tal</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Career]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[company]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[decision]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I need time to heal, apparently.

Saying goodbye after almost 2 years isn’t simple.

It's as complicated as finding the next focus at least.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=ortals.wordpress.com&#038;blog=5848523&#038;post=1105&#038;subd=ortals&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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