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July 2012

10 Questions for the First Day of School

Australian Edna Sackson challenges us whether our classrooms are "old school" or not - Read more

Ten To-Do's for Young People to Consider

#1 - Build a "Personal Board of Directors" Read more

Learning. Outside the box.

When you are taught inside a box, you lose parts of yourself. Must-Watch Quick Video. Read more

What American Teachers Can Learn From Japan

Bill Jackson Shares His Travel Journal To Japan & What He Found Out About Improving Teacher Quality, Cooking Shows & Asking Questions First Read more

Note to Aaron Sorkin

Dig Deeper into Education Read more

NEW GUEST POST . . . "teachers are seen as the driving force behind educational innovation in Singapore"

Surprise. Surprise. Now showing in Singaporean schools: Not the parents' education Read more

Yong Zhao: Standardized test scores do not reflect teacher ability, school quality or a student's future

The Asian-American Model Minority Myth, the U.S. obsession with test scores, and why Asian education is running away from that model. VIDEO - great watch. Read more

Put Yourself In Our Shoes: "What Would You Do?"

The Question General Motors Asks New Hires Read more

Too Young to Research. Yeah, Right.

Two-Minute BEST Video
Are Adults Contributing to the "Endless Adolescence" syndrome? Read more

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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