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The Genesis of "Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us"

Mike Rose | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Kids, School, Why School, American Schools, Education, Literacy, New Books, Education Policy, Books, Learning, Testing, Classroom, Books News
Mike Rose

We hear so much about education these days -- test scores, reform battles -- but little that we hear gets to the heart of why education matters. That's why I wrote "Why School?".

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It's Okay To Do It Wrong

Mike Robbins | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Fear, Courage, Honesty, Mike Robbins, Authenticity, Self-Esteem, Confidence, Learning, Self-Help, The Inner Life, Living News
Mike Robbins

Many of us, myself included, get so obsessed with doing things "right," or at the very least not doing anything that could be perceived as "wrong," we organize much of what we say and do to avoid ever being "wrong."

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Why the American Genius for Math Vanished

Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media

Read More: Dumbing Down, Math, Major League Baseball, Learning, Media News
Gerald Sindell

Why can't little Tiffany learn to program? What happened to the American genius for math? I've been wondering about this for a long time, but suddenly...

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How to Find Your Calling

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Uncertainty, Calling, Living News, Dreams, Inspiration, Perseverance, Passion, Self-Improvement, Living, Carolyn Rubenstein, Learning, Living News
Carolyn Rubenstein

The solution often becomes apparent when we allow ourselves to ask a simple question, "Where do I go from here?" Just imagine where your mind may lead you!

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Top 7 FAQs On Brain Fitness And Neuroplasticity

Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Neuroplasticity, Improve Brain Fitness, Dopamine, Nintendo-Brain-Age, Mindfulness, Brain-Games, Neuropsychology, Meditation, Cognitive-Training, Improve-Memory, Learning, Nintendo, Cognitive-Fitness, Health, Neurofeedback, Living News
Alvaro Fernandez

I have selected the 7 most common questions on brain fitness and neuroplasticity, and answered them here. I hope you enjoy the FAQ session.

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Seattle Teen Gives Rwandan Girls The Gift of Education

Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact

Read More: Girls, Women, Seattle, Education, Library, Jessica Markowitz, Genocide, Rwandan Education, Schoolchildren, Learning, Rwanda, Impact News

You are never too young to change the world, and Jessica Markowitz is living proof. The Seattle Times reports that Markowitz was just a sixth grader w...

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Use Your Volunteer Time Wisely: Help Often, One Kid At A Time

Joel Arquillos | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact

Read More: Tutoring, Literacy, Education, Volunteering, Educational Reform, Nonprofits, Academics, 826 Valencia, Teachers, Workshops, Tutors, Students, Learning, Volunteerism, 826la, Impact News
Joel Arquillos

What helps the young people we serve is one-on-one attention. If we're going to level the playing field for students attending public schools, it's essential for more volunteers to fill the gaps.

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Learning, Naturally

Michelle Howard | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living

Read More: Childhood Memories, David-Sobel, Child Psychology, Outdoor Education, Environment, Nature-Deficit-Disorder, Nature Deficit Disorder, Parenting, Teachers, Teaching, Childhood, Learning, Living News
Michelle Howard

Is it possible that all that time wandering around outside talking to myself had something to do with my aptitude at school? Boredom, which drove me outside, is an art lost to contemporary childhood.

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What's Wrong With Our Schools?

Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Education, Teachers, Parenting, Education Reform, Children's Health, Learning, Living News
Jenifer Fox

We teach the same topics in our schools today that we taught over one hundred years ago. Where did these subjects come from? How did we choose what to teach?

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Rethink Learning, Now

Sam Chaltain | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Education, Arne Duncan, Brown v. Board of Education, Equity, Sam Chaltain, Grassroots, Al Franken, High-Stakes Testing, Standardized Testing, Education Reform, Teaching, Fairness, Learning, Living News
Sam Chaltain

Learning involves more than basic skills and regurgitating information. It requires higher-order skills and the capacity to digest, make sense of, and apply what we've been taught.

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Architects Go Back to School and Design the Classroom of the Future

Cameron Sinclair | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Education, Architecture, Green, Design, Learning, Classroom, Back to School, Sustainable, Green News
Cameron Sinclair

The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge brought together more that 7000+ students, teachers and building professionals to work on upgrading and expanding their learning environments.

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Does the Ivy League Turn You Into a Moron? Walter Kirn Critiques Princeton in "Lost in the Meritocracy"

Anis Shivani | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ivory Tower, Deconstruction, Postmodernism, Aphasia, Derrida, Ivy League, Mormonism, Lost in the Meritocracy, Intellectuals, Meritocracy, Yale, Harvard, Walter Kirn, Education, Keasbey Scholarship, Wall Street, High Schools, Princeton, Western Canon, Competition for Ivy League, Rhodes Scholarship, Theory, Schools, Academia, Education Reform, Higher Education, Public Education, Henry Louis Gates, Henry Louis Gates Arrested, Postmodern Theory, Learning, Elite, Oxford University, Class, Oxford, Minnesota, Ruling Elite, Income Inequality, Great Books, Classics, Humanities, Politics News
Anis Shivani

Walter Kirn, author of the novels Up in the Air and Mission to America, has written the most enticing recent indictment of education in this country.

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No Whining, No Griping, No Complaining: Take the Challenge and Reap the Rewards!

Lissa Coffey | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Time, Lessons, Complaints, Lifestyle, Complaining, Patience, Challenge, Learning, Living News
Lissa Coffey

There's an organization that is challenging us to go 21 days without a complaint! Can we do it? I'm certainly going to give it a shot.

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The Medium is the Message

Jim Selman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Government, Social Media, Twitter, Social Networking, Marshall McLuhan, Youtube, Power, Hulu, Facebook, Learning, Communication, Living News
Jim Selman

The general consensus is that the phenomenon of social networking/social media is as potentially revolutionary as the Industrial Revolution. Whether this is hyperbole or turns out to be fact will remain a question for history.

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What Are Your Joy Cravings?

Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Creativity, Carolyn Rubenstein, Inspiration, Personal Growth, Learning, Perseverance, Cravings, Joy, Living News
Carolyn Rubenstein

I crave joy and guess that many others do as well. But these cravings aren't usually translated into an objective form. Instead, they remain shapeless; they never quite materialize.

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Learning to Die

Jim Selman | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Examined Life, Wisdom, Astra Taylor, Dying, Dr. Judith Rich, Living, Socrates, Learning, Eldering, Living News
Jim Selman

Learning to die is really learning to live. It is 'letting go' of the past and the future and allowing ourselves to experience the serenity of just being alive.

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Volunteering Time and Talent in Afghanistan

The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living

Read More: All for Good, National Geographic, Afghanistan, Travel, Taliban, Afghan Women, Education, Volunteering, Service, Volunteer, Slideshow, Teaching, Afghan Girl, Taleban, San Francisco, Learning, Living News

We asked you, our readers, to submit your stories of volunteerism and community service, and you've delivered stories of doing good across the globe. ...

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Five Ways to Increase Your Brain Power

Sondra Kornblatt | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Aging Gracefully, Aging, Brain, Brain Health, Memory, Memory Loss, Brain Fitness, Learning, Living News
Sondra Kornblatt

Create new connections--big or small--and your brain becomes more active and stays flexible. Even the brains of older people can grow new neurons.

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Why Wolfram Alpha Flopped

Peter Schwartz | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Web, Internet, Search Engines, Technology, Databases, Learning, Wolfram Alpha, Business News
Peter Schwartz

Let's be blunt: Wolfram Alpha is terrible because Stephen Wolfram doesn't respect and fear data.

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The Real Homeland Security

Will.i.am | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Scholarships, Early Childhood Education, Education, Children, Learning, Living News
Will.i.am

What is homeland security when the youth cannot afford education to secure a future? I want to change what homeland security means.

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Teacher as an Observer

Robert Rose | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living

Read More: Sensitivity, Teacher Observing, Childrens' Needs, Education, Public Schools, Children, Kids, Teachers, Schools, Teaching, Learning, Living News
Robert Rose

Many teachers are terrified of deviating from their lesson plans because they are unable to defend what their intuition and experience tells them to do.

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New York Times Best-Selling Author Greg Mortenson Helps Kids Escape Life as "Slum-Dogs"

Naazish YarKhan | Posted 03.08.2009 | World

Read More: Philantrophy, Pakistan, Young Readers, Children, Greg Mortenson, Awards, Readers, Three Cups of Tea, Poverty, Charity, Books, Slumdog Millionaire, Slums, Central Asia, Asia, Reading, Learning, World News
Naazish YarKhan

Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and his charity Central Asia Institute, have got to be one of my favorite success stories.

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Conscious Self-Creation

M.J. Ryan | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Debt, Strength, Journey, Self Improvement, Intentions, Learning, Happiness, Intention, Living News
M.J. Ryan

When we set an intention and follow through with it into action, ultimately we are involved in the grand act of conscious self-creation.

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Look at the Character Strengths You're Cultivating

M.J. Ryan | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Success, Debt, Strength, Journey, Self Improvement, Intentions, Learning, Happiness, Intention, Living News
M.J. Ryan

By paying attention to the positive qualities of heart and mind that you are developing as a result of sticking to your goal, you give yourself greater incentive to hang in there.

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I Want to Get Rid of Tony

Dennis Danziger | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living

Read More: Los Angeles Unified School District, Arne Duncan Education Secretary, Arne Duncan, Chicago Public Schools, Children, Kids, Chicago, High School, Teachers, Teaching, Los Angeles, Students, Learning, Teenagers, Living News
Dennis Danziger

Every day between 12:36 and 1:31, Tony's behavior ties up a good chunk of my class. There's his late entrance. His refusal to sit in his assigned seat. His refusal to read quietly.

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