The Genesis of "Why School?: Reclaiming Education for All of Us"
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?".
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?".
Mike Robbins | Posted 11.05.2009 | Living
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."
Gerald Sindell | Posted 11.03.2009 | Media
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...
Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 10.29.2009 | Living
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!
Alvaro Fernandez | Posted 10.26.2009 | Living
I have selected the 7 most common questions on brain fitness and neuroplasticity, and answered them here. I hope you enjoy the FAQ session.
Huffington Post | Tam Vo | Posted 10.22.2009 | Impact
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...
Joel Arquillos | Posted 10.23.2009 | Impact
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.
Michelle Howard | Posted 10.12.2009 | Living
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.
Jenifer Fox | Posted 11.22.2009 | Living
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?
Sam Chaltain | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living
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.
Cameron Sinclair | Posted 10.23.2009 | Green
The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge brought together more that 7000+ students, teachers and building professionals to work on upgrading and expanding their learning environments.
Anis Shivani | Posted 10.23.2009 | Politics
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.
Lissa Coffey | Posted 10.21.2009 | Living
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.
Jim Selman | Posted 10.16.2009 | Living
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.
Carolyn Rubenstein | Posted 09.06.2009 | Living
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.
Jim Selman | Posted 08.21.2009 | Living
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.
The Huffington Post | Stephanie Harnett | Posted 08.02.2009 | Living
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. ...
Sondra Kornblatt | Posted 07.24.2009 | Living
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.
Peter Schwartz | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business
Let's be blunt: Wolfram Alpha is terrible because Stephen Wolfram doesn't respect and fear data.
Will.i.am | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living
What is homeland security when the youth cannot afford education to secure a future? I want to change what homeland security means.
Robert Rose | Posted 03.09.2009 | Living
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.
Naazish YarKhan | Posted 03.08.2009 | World
Three Cups of Tea, by Greg Mortenson and his charity Central Asia Institute, have got to be one of my favorite success stories.
M.J. Ryan | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living
When we set an intention and follow through with it into action, ultimately we are involved in the grand act of conscious self-creation.
M.J. Ryan | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living
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.
Dennis Danziger | Posted 03.07.2009 | Living
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.
Mike Rose | Posted 11.12.2009 | Books