“They (educators) need to be able to model
their own learning process for their students.
Ask just about any student how much her teacher knows,
and...
education
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos last month told lawmakers at a congressional hearing that states and local communities were better equipped than the federal...
Here’s another excerpt for a refresh:
Explicit knowledge, as we have seen, lends itself well to the process of teaching – that is, transferring...
The Common Core Can’t Speed Up Child Development
by Joe Ganem
Recent evaluations of the state’s preschoolers have determined that only 47...
British university leaders must recognize young voters’ anger about tuition fees in the wake of the success of the Labour Party’s policy to introduce free...
The future of universities, MOOCs, lectures,
and the flipped class
Worthwhile video (below) from a Pearson conference w/Joi Ito, Head of MIT Media Lab...
Editor’s Note: Margaret Wheatley is a noted organizationalconsultant and speaker who can offer many lessons to the educational world from her viewpoint...
“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...
A Minimalist Transition
Earlier this week, I posted some thoughts on digital minimalism: the idea that using less technology, but using what you do...
Hawking’s Fixed Schedule Productivity
In the 1980s, at the height of his intellectual productivity, Stephen Hawking used to head home from his office between...
