Education

Born to help

Turns out that we may be hard wired to co-operate and help out. And this behavior occurs in children before,…

15 years ago

Tradition and change

From the Poughkeepsie New Yorker (Over 78,000 Read-Round-the-Clock 35 Cents Weekly) December 1941 came this news item about Poughkeepsie Day…

15 years ago

Education Off The Rails: Standards Train Wreck

In Teaching in a Knowledge Society Andy Hargreaves has a cautionary tale - Education off the Rails -  about the…

15 years ago

When it comes to technology and change: Are you Toad, Mole, or Rat?

When a new technology comes along and knocks you off the old one - in this case a motor car…

15 years ago

Mission and The Builders Manifesto

“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give…

15 years ago

Ken Robinson 2009

“Our children, every day, come to school and spread their dreams at our feet. We should tread softly.”  Ken Robinson.

15 years ago

School of the Past: School of the Future

This summer I visited  the quite wonderful Hancock Shaker Village. It's where in craft and design, form meets function with…

15 years ago

What’s Changed?

What's changed? Pretty much everything. A question to get going with: Shopping and information then and now: If you want…

15 years ago