Turns out that we may be hard wired to co-operate and help out. And this behavior occurs in children before,…
From the Poughkeepsie New Yorker (Over 78,000 Read-Round-the-Clock 35 Cents Weekly) December 1941 came this news item about Poughkeepsie Day…
In Teaching in a Knowledge Society Andy Hargreaves has a cautionary tale - Education off the Rails - about the…
When a new technology comes along and knocks you off the old one - in this case a motor car…
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work and give…
“Our children, every day, come to school and spread their dreams at our feet. We should tread softly.” Ken Robinson.
This summer I visited the quite wonderful Hancock Shaker Village. It's where in craft and design, form meets function with…
What's changed? Pretty much everything. A question to get going with: Shopping and information then and now: If you want…
When I’m in the car I listen to WAMC, and yesterday I heard Roland Fryer’s Dowmel lecture. His specialty is…
Interesting post from The Innovative Educator: 21st Century Educators Don’t Say, “Hand It In.” They say, “Publish It! Read the…
Good reminder about how not to praise from Stephen Currie in a recent post to the PDS Math Guy Blog.…
“War is not here” “No sirens are warning us of air raids” and the last line “We wish all children…
Education is all about change. And fun makes it so much more effective. Here's a great example from Stockholm -…