Education

The Incentive

"The incentives I took as an insult. I didn't think motivation was needed. It was not the right thing for…

17 years ago

Disintermediation, Radiohead and Newtonian Physics

Disintermediation - one of those wonderful baggy words that only yields up any meaning after being dismembered into constituent parts,…

17 years ago

Colleges that Change Lives

Colleges that Change Lives is the title of Loren Pope's very useful book for those planning for college. It's also…

17 years ago

Beyond the Comfort Zone: Outdoor Education and the ZPD

Imagine a cleared space in the forest and a circle drawn with a rope; “This is your comfort zone –…

17 years ago

Just in time for curriculum evenings …

The world is moving at a tremendous rate. Going no one knows where. We must prepare our children, not for…

17 years ago

Creativity and Learning How to Learn

“Modern studies indicate that creativity is not a rare, magic gift visited upon the isolated genius; it is the natural…

17 years ago

How the Arts Deepen Student Thinking

There was a great article in last week’s Boston Globe. The authors - Ellen Winner and Lois Hetland - dismiss…

17 years ago

Voice activated pencils: “The school we’d like”

A school in a giant submarine with waterproof maps of the underwater  world. Private helicopters to fly children to France…

17 years ago

The School that I’d Like

Back in 1967 – the Observer newspaper in the UK organized an opportunity for children to write on the subject:…

17 years ago

College Admissions: Which is more interesting: Gorillas or Guerrillas??

That question is one the prompts from the new Tufts University optional essay section. It’s part of its Kaleidoscope program…

17 years ago