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21st century skills – New urgency or just another passing fad?

Lots of talk in recent years of the new essential  skills to survive in the 21st century economy. Tony Wagner’s…

16 years ago

A wonderful life

Here’s Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on Creativity, fulfillment and flow:  

16 years ago

When will I ever need to know this? Connecting learning to the real world

“What do I need to learn this algebra and geometry and math stuff for?” Connecting learning to the real world…

16 years ago

“Because it is my name….”

Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to…

16 years ago

“Innovation is a team sport”

“None of us is as smart as all of us.” — Japanese proverb There’s brainpower in numbers.  But you don’t…

16 years ago

“It was awesome and totally rocked!”

“It was awesome and totally rocked!” – that was the verdict of one member of the 3rd/4th grade chorus who…

16 years ago

Action Now

In his talk yesterday, Bruce Judson made reference to the first 100 days of the Roosevelt administration.  As now, there…

16 years ago

The financial storm

“Understanding the Economic Crisis in Plain English” – that was the title of the presentation for grades 7-12 today.  In…

16 years ago

The Learning Life

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

16 years ago

Human capital, stars aligned and the wise owls

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

16 years ago