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Higher Education when it ROARS - - - 3 minute VIDEO
The delightful case for Project Based Learning
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Ideal Elite College Students: "Excellent Sheep"
"Everybody - administrators, admissions officers, faculty and students - knows that the pressures of the resume race are out of control."
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Is Math Art? Dream or Nightmare? TOP 10 BEST BOOK
"A Mathematician's Lament"
Every parent & educator should check out this book excerpt
RIFFING GOOD STORIES
The Education Horse Story
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"A Radical Idea For Changing Math Education"
Someone always asks the math teacher, 'Am I going to use calculus in real life?' And for most of us, says Arthur Benjamin, the answer is NO. Read more
How to Create Nonreaders
Why Johnnie and Jane don't like to read . . . and what to do about itAlfie Kohn Delivers a Powerful Essay About MOTIVATION & Learning Read more
Is This The Best High School in America?
WATCH: Does your High School look anything like this? Read more
Learning. Outside the box.
"When you are taught inside a box, you lose parts of yourself." 2 minute Video Read more
NEW -- Big Oil in Education? - Video
Why Should We Care? Because it can happen anywhere Read more
Visions of Mathematics: What Content Should We Teach?
Ben Daley of High Tech High Outlines a Revolutionary Approach to Math Read more
The Bad Habits You Learn in School
And it's not about smoking. John Coleman via Harvard Business Review Read more
Why Our Kids Don't Get Math
Three surprising reasons why and how it may change our idea of "rigor". Guest Post. Read more
Parents: Do our kids know what "it takes" to be good at something?
Youth Motivation & Mastery: Create the environment conducive to having kids discover what it takes to become good at something on their own, rather than having "us" - the authority figures - telling them how. Read more
James Paul Gee: How Kids Learn Through Video Games
So the next time you fret that your child is on a mindless video game (of course, depending which one), take a chill pill. It may not be as bad as you think. Recommended videos. Read more
What do you remember from high school? (Humor)
Week-end Funnies - VIDEO - 10 Million Views Viral video parody (nudity alert!) Some Study That I Used to Know is already at 1.5 million views. It's another play on Goyte's hugely viral video Read more
Learning Math: The Symbol Barrier
Street Math, School Math, and Video Games Read more
"The Fringe Benefits of Failure, and the Importance of Imagination"
JK Rowling, Harry Potter Author, Captivates Crowd With Harvard Commencement Speech Read more
An Awards Day Poem: by a Mom whose son didn't receive one
For most parents (and kids of course), the Award Ceremony at school is like walking an emotional trapeze highwire . . . Read more
Talking Story: Modern Day Hero on Maui
Thank you for Saving my Life (and others) by the Founder of The Daily Riff - CJ Westerberg Read more
Five-Minute Montessori
"Seeing the big picture allows students to take ownership of their learning - a critical element in fostering each child's natural learning desire." Read more
Forget Calculus? Learn Statistics first. It's about data.
The 3 Billion Dollar Brain Read more
Over time and cultures, the most robust and effective form of communication is the creation of a powerful narrative.Howard Gardner, Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education, Harvard Graduate School of Education
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