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Now, keeping in mind these fourfold interests - interest in conversation, or communication; in inquiry, or finding out things; in making things or construction; and in artistic expression - we may say they are natural resources, the uninvested capital, upon the exercise of which depends the active growth of the child..
John Dewey, The School and Society, 1900
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Want students to learn Math? Try Rock-Paper-Scissors (& not the game)

CJ Westerberg, 05.19.2013

"Other researchers at the University of Virginia center have found executive function, fine-motor skills, and general knowledge in kindergarten are better predictors of 8th grade reading and math achievement than early-literacy skills."

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Riffing good stories

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The Inner Net

CJ Westerberg, 05.17.2013

Connected and Disconnected

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Seven Questions: Is your child a recipe-follower or a real learner?

CJ Westerberg, 05.14.2013

"It may help to have in our minds a picture of what we mean by understanding . . . "-John Holt, Why Children Fail, p. 177by C.J. WesterbergI recently had a loooong conversation with a parent about whether his child...

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What I'm reading now: Laptop U - Has the future of college moved online?

CJ Westerberg, 05.13.2013

The New Yorker has a big sprawling piece on MOOCs - a Must-Read.

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Tom Friedman: Think Like an Immigrant

CJ Westerberg, 05.11.2013

Five Ways to Succeed in Life and Work

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Advice for Teens Going to College

CJ Westerberg, 05.10.2013

Weekend Funnies: "Amid skyrocketing tuition costs and dismal job prospects, Aasif Mandvi imparts a healthy fear of higher education in a group of at risk young people." (04:57)

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Whoa. Student Rants at Teacher in this Jaw-drop Video

CJ Westerberg, 05.09.2013

"you want a kid to change and start doing better?" "you gotta touch his frickin' heart." PLUS NEW Interview - 4 million views of Jeff Bliss AFTER his rant

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Ouch! Millennials: The Me Me Me Generation?

CJ Westerberg, 05.09.2013

and/or The Next Greatest? The 80 million Americans born between 1980 and 2000 Video

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Why Perry Hall is not in the National Lexicon

CJ Westerberg, 05.07.2013

Afterwards he stated in a recorded call from the jail with a cousin: "You know what school I wish I went to? Sandy Hook Elementary."

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