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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
04.11.2013
photo above: Maui"Conventional wisdom holds that different people learn in different ways. Something is missing from that idea, however, so we offer a corollary: Different People, when presented with exactly the same information in exactly the same way, will learn...
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04.11.2013
John Seely Brown: Connected and Collective Learning (Part 2)
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04.07.2013
Gabriel Iglesias' smart teenage son doesn't talk to him anymore. 2 Minute Video via Comedy Central
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04.06.2013
It's dangerous to design your life around getting into college
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04.06.2013
Musings on college: Visiting with high schoolers, David Brooks and Stanford University's new video series on MOOCs: " . . ."It's the beginning of a wholesale reorganization of teaching and learning in higher education."
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04.05.2013
Harry Potter sings the periodic table of elements on the Graham Norton show with Colin Farrell, Rihanna...humor video
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04.02.2013
JK Rowling, Harry Potter Author, Captivates Crowd With Harvard Commencement Speech
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04.02.2013
"Long ago my son determined exactly how not to let the institution of school get in the way of his learning, and had explicit plans for choosing courses carefully so that he had ample time to attend local university lectures and participate in arts events."
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04.02.2013
"We've completely distorted learning."
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