2009

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

A Day in the Life of the Internet

Created by Online Education

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

Locked out of Learning

When I’m in the car I listen to WAMC, and yesterday I heard Roland Fryer’s Dowmel lecture. His specialty is…

15 years ago

Publish! And democratize learning.

Interesting post from The Innovative Educator: 21st Century Educators Don’t Say, “Hand It In.” They say, “Publish It! Read the…

15 years ago

Dangerous Praise

Good reminder about how not to praise from Stephen Currie in a recent post to the PDS Math Guy Blog.…

15 years ago

“We wish all children could be glad and safe.”

“War is not here” “No sirens are warning us of air raids” and the last line “We wish all children…

15 years ago

You Want To Change Behavior? Make It Fun

Education is all about change. And fun makes it so much more effective. Here's a great example from Stockholm -…

15 years ago