First to the top (more wrapper than race)
Is the first kid to the top of the climbing frame the fastest climber, or just the kid who’s… Come to the park Involved in… Read More »First to the top (more wrapper than race)
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Seth Godin: Homeschooled (2)
There are choices that parents make all the time. They range from enlisting your kid in a team sport that’s based on compliance, instead of… Read More »Seth Godin: Homeschooled (2)
The last ten minutes…
…before you leave the house is not the time to start moving faster. Strange things happen to time in the last ten, and the minutes… Read More »The last ten minutes…
Learning between the lines
You can’t ever just teach one thing. Whether we like it or not there’s always other stuff going on: we’re teaching what we think of our students,… Read More »Learning between the lines
Learning
Here’s a theory of learning: A person**… meets something new… has some kind of interaction with it… and is changed in some way. I think… Read More »Learning
What it takes: a body of work
What does it take to develop as a writer, artist, filmmaker, activist, programmer, blogger, teacher, chef, athlete, landscape gardener, leader and manager, academic? Whatever else… Read More »What it takes: a body of work
Deep literacy: what it takes
Put aside AI and machine learning for a minute, and ask instead: “What does it take to equip a human to be self-teaching?” As a… Read More »Deep literacy: what it takes
Education for the future: which kids are ours? (2)
Which kids are yours? Which kids are “our kids”? It’s fine to start with your own or those closest to you. If those kids aren’t… Read More »Education for the future: which kids are ours? (2)
Education for the future: which kids are ours? (1)
The best – the only – way to prepare our kids for any future is by showing them a vision of a flourishing life, and by equipping them with… Read More »Education for the future: which kids are ours? (1)
Leadership: say the words
Boy: “Are we going to give something to help the people in Palu*?”Me: “Good idea – how much do you want to give from your… Read More »Leadership: say the words