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The World is Not Flat: The New Economics

In a new book, The Venturesome Economy Amar Bhidé challenges  The World is Flat notion proposed by Thomas Friedman in…

16 years ago

What? Wow! And Amazing!

Just a sample of some of the reactions from the high school when they returned to school today. Kenyon House…

16 years ago

What’s next?

First  the music and the record stores closed.  And then the  books - Posman's on Broadway, Ivy's and too many…

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

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

Fly a plane to the future

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

16 years ago

Learning in a World of Plasma

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

16 years ago

It’s a Different World

Thank you for bringing John Palfrey to the school last night. He was fabulous, and he spoke directly to issues…

16 years ago

A Digital Crossroads

Digital kids in a digital world. What's to worry about? Here is a short interview with John Palfrey author of…

16 years ago

Perturbation, Paradox and the Welcome Back Picnic: The Virtue of Necessary Change

Balance is a wonderful thing. We want it in our lives and in our school curriculum. But sometimes we need…

16 years ago

Transformation

Last week I found this huge moth attached to my back screen door. It was several inches across and a…

16 years ago

If you have a problem … ask everyone

Did you catch this NYTimes article on open-source science and seeking collaborative solutions to new challenges? “If You Have a…

16 years ago

The Book is Dead: Long Live the Book

And they smell good and feel good too! In a fascinating article in the current New York Review of Books…

16 years ago

Ground Broken

I came to work after a drilling at the dentist to the joyous sound of jackhammers at work. The posts…

16 years ago