The Learning Life

16 years ago

What do London’s Royal Albert Hall, The Football Association,  and the New Zealand Ministry of Education have in common? All…

Human capital, stars aligned and the wise owls

16 years ago

On the way home tonight I heard Robert Reich on NPR’s Marketplace. The topic was Human Capital. The one sentence…

Fly a plane to the future

16 years ago

Launch your ideas into the future. This is the Million Futures site where you see a blue sky, fluffy clouds…

“That’s my philosophy…

16 years ago

… you gotta have fun and you’ve got to love the kids.”  

What’s your favorite word?

16 years ago

What’s your favorite word and is it in this dictionary yet?  If not, then consider making a personal contribution. Meanwhile…

Giving Thanks

16 years ago

So many things to be thankful for. PDS gave traditional Thanksgiving thanks at the all-school celebration on Tuesday. Groups gathered…

Teen Time Online: An interesting study

16 years ago

A high school parent writes: I think we knew this already (“study shows teens’ use of digital media show that…

Advice from Jules Feiffer

16 years ago

Work hard at what you are passionate about. Read lots of books. There was more, but that was how Mr.…

Leadersheep are real

16 years ago

I've posted about leadersheep before and now I have heard from an Icelandic shepherd with more information. "Flannelberry" - who…

Learning in a World of Plasma

16 years ago

 A parent sent me a link to this clip from Ulrike Reinhard's blog and specifically her story "Intrinsic motivation…