Mimicry is "the art or act of copying or imitating closely." From a learning perspective we have an entire subset of our nervous system devoted to learning through copying. They're called mirror neurons and they are fascinating. To some extent, we all learn how to do things through mimicry - monkey see, monkey do. We can - and should - also use mimicry to teach. Coaches who are good mimics are better teachers.

I think this may be the longest stretch ever that I've neglected the blog. I suspect you managed to carry on with your lives just fine. I haven't forgotten about all of you - there's been a lot going on around here. I wanted to share some of it with you.

I'm not a big basketball fan but around this time of year one can't not hear news about March Madness - especially if you live in North Carolina. Last night was no exception, but the biggest topic of conversation wasn't brackets or upsets or Cinderella stories. It was Kevin Ware, the Louisville player who suffered a horrendous leg break during the game.