Slideshow
February 2012
Learning Math: The Symbol Barrier
Street Math, School Math, and Video Games Read more
Ten To-Do's for Young People to Consider
#1 - Build a "Personal Board of Directors" Read more
Is Learning a Sport?
Students should not go to school to win - students should go to school to learn. Read more
Do students and teachers get feedback or measurement?
"And haven't we yet learned that any measure or reward only works as an incentive in the short term, if at all?" Feedback is self-generated. An individual or system notices whatever they determine is important for them. They ignore everything else. Read more
What is the "right" kind of parent?
"It is sad to me when I hear parents feeling bad that they aren't doing "x", or feeling bad or embarrassed that they are doing "y"or doing too much of "x", or reluctant to ask questions and convey their concerns." Read more
Teaching Students to Ask Their Own Questions
Now, here were college grads looking for jobs, and not recognizing that showing curiosity and asking engaging questions could show MORE about WHO they were than reciting some resume paragraph to interviewers in a random interview. -C.J. Westerberg Read more
The Case for Distraction . . . or Ritalin?
"It is the attempted standardization of a human being and of a notion of achievement that is limiting, prescriptive and bullying." Read more
Jon Stewart & Arne Duncan: Two Different Conversations
Last night on The Daily Show, Sec'y of Education Arne Duncan joins Jon Stewart. Video. Read more
TEENS -- A LOST GENERATION? NOT SO FAST.
Over 14 million views - "brilliant" video - under two minutes Read more
Are Teacher Education Programs Irrelevant?
"The most innovative teachers are drawing on experiences and skill sets they developed outside of education." Read more
What Makes Kids Creative? A Box or a Spaceship?
Just tell me what to do. I want to be right. Read more
BIG SHOES: The "de facto national model of the digital school"
the genuine heartfelt desire of young people to be in the company of adults who are doing adult work, and the way our institutions and adult lives are structured more and more to keep us at a distance. - Diane Meier, "In Schools We Trust" Read more
Have The Jetsons Arrived?
From "Connect A Million Minds" Initiative - 3 Minute Video. Read more
"What happens to all the Asian-American overachievers when the test-taking ends?"
"Let me summarize my feelings toward Asian values: . . .F--- grade-grubbing. F--- Ivy League mania. F--- deference to authority. . . . F--- earnest, striving middle-class servility." Read more
The Dark Side of Our Achievement Culture
New "Race To Nowhere" Trailer Video Read more
"It's Disengagement, Stupid"
The 10 Essential Rules for Engagement Read more
Noam Chomsky: The Purpose of Education
"Education is really aimed at helping students get to the point where they can learn on their own. . . " Read moreMany of the Innovation Generation are deeply worried about the future of the planet, seek healthier lifestyles, and want to make a difference more than they want to make money. . . . . But they are swimming against the tides of tradition. A lot of parents still harbor hopes that their children will pursue prestigious careers and be economically better off than they are. . . . Too many teachers and employers still reward the 'old school' behaviors of deference to authority and striving for 'success,' conventionally defined - and count on carrots and sticks . . . . for motivation.Tony Wagner, Harvard-educated author, Educator, Collaborator, Creating Innovators, The Finland Phenomenon with Bob Compton, The Global Achievement Gap
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