THE DAILY RIFF tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2009-09-03://1 2013-05-22T20:37:41Z Be Smarter. About Education. Movable Type Pro 4.38 John Green's "Brilliant" Commencement Speech: The True Hero's Errand tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1085 2013-05-21T19:49:39Z 2013-05-22T20:37:41Z Best-Selling Author of "The Fault in Our Stars" CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 Best-Selling Author of "The Fault in Our Stars"

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]]> Stigliz on Education tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1084 2013-05-20T19:21:54Z 2013-05-21T19:38:24Z VIDEO: "We have an education system that is very dependent on where you live, where you live is very dependent on what you can afford . . . " CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 VIDEO: "We have an education system that is very dependent on where you live, where you live is very dependent on what you can afford . . . "

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]]> The Paradox of Wealth tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2011://1.776 2013-05-20T15:38:17Z 2013-05-20T20:42:34Z "But what is overlooked in all the shouting is that paradoxically, the people who have the most to gain from insuring some measure of economic equality and social justice are the wealthy." by Joseph Ganem Ph.D. CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 "But what is overlooked in all the shouting is that paradoxically, the people who have the most to gain from insuring some measure of economic equality and social justice are the wealthy." by Joseph Ganem Ph.D.

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]]> Want students to learn Math? Try Rock-Paper-Scissors (& not the game) tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1083 2013-05-19T20:01:48Z 2013-05-20T05:36:23Z "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." CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 "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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]]> The Inner Net tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1049 2013-05-17T20:48:36Z 2013-05-18T16:55:19Z Connected and Disconnected CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 Connected and Disconnected

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]]> Seven Questions: Is your child a recipe-follower or a real learner? tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1082 2013-05-15T02:13:01Z 2013-05-15T19:06:54Z "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... CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 "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? tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1081 2013-05-13T18:33:52Z 2013-05-15T21:56:08Z The New Yorker has a big sprawling piece on MOOCs - a Must-Read. CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 The New Yorker has a big sprawling piece on MOOCs - a Must-Read.

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]]> Tom Friedman: Think Like an Immigrant tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1080 2013-05-12T02:12:02Z 2013-05-13T17:49:02Z Five Ways to Succeed in Life and Work CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 Five Ways to Succeed in Life and Work

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]]> Advice for Teens Going to College tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1079 2013-05-10T17:07:53Z 2013-05-10T17:17:34Z 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) CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 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 tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1077 2013-05-09T21:04:58Z 2013-05-20T05:29:08Z "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 CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 "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? tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1076 2013-05-09T18:36:45Z 2013-05-18T17:00:50Z and/or The Next Greatest? The 80 million Americans born between 1980 and 2000 Video CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 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 tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1072 2013-05-08T03:54:51Z 2013-05-07T23:57:49Z 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." CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 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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]]> Engaging Students through Problem-Solving, not looking for "one right answer" tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1075 2013-05-08T02:44:52Z 2013-05-18T17:17:07Z A Good News Story: Middle-schoolers building an energy-saving device to improve lives. CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 A Good News Story: Middle-schoolers building an energy-saving device to improve lives.

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]]> No significant learning can occur without a significant relationship tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2013://1.1074 2013-05-07T18:53:09Z 2013-05-07T20:56:19Z Every child deserves a champion - TED talk CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 Every child deserves a champion - TED talk

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]]> Students Need Different Things: "We Are All Part Of The Puzzle" tag:www.thedailyriff.com,2010://1.236 2013-05-06T16:08:41Z 2013-05-18T17:18:46Z Guest Post By California English High School Teacher & Author Jim Burke CJ Westerberg http://www.thedailyriff.com/cgi-bin/mt/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=view&blog_id=1&id=3 Guest Post By California English High School Teacher & Author Jim Burke

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