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Looking down one as far as I can: Quotes that caught my attention
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Looking down one as far as I can. Thursday, October 22, 2009. Quotes that caught my attention. Deborah Loewenberg Ball - Dean University of Michigan's School of Education (& a math teacher). Teaching depends on what other people think, not what you think. It requires the ability to step outside of your own head. We only think when we are confronted with problems. Governing the conduct of students at Wabash College. That govern the behavior of Hampden-Sydney students. Is in fact a subset of the first.
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Looking down one as far as I can: February 2010
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Looking down one as far as I can. Sunday, February 28, 2010. Preparing for the Marketplace of Ideas. A lot of the buzz around the idea of a nation like the United States being competitive in the 21st century, has to do with 'fostering creativity' or 'having intellectual capital'. The implication, of course, is that the education 'system' ought to be preparing our citizens for this new future. 6 Months, $90,000 and (Maybe) a Great Idea. Sunday, February 21, 2010. Career-change from PR to teaching English.
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Looking down one as far as I can: Math Curricula
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Looking down one as far as I can. Thursday, March 18, 2010. It seems likely that there will soon be what amounts to a national K-12 curriculum in Math - thanks to the 46 states and District of Columbia who joined together on the Common Core State Standards Initiative. Via the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Governors Association (NGA). Common Core State Standards for Mathematics. Is a draft that was released for public comment. Has its own set of standards.
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Looking down one as far as I can: Scary! Negroponte admits to shortened attention span while reading.
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Looking down one as far as I can. Sunday, August 22, 2010. Negroponte admits to shortened attention span while reading. From the NY Times. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Teaching depends on what other people think, not what you think. It requires the ability to step outside of your own head. Books, movies, quotes, etc. My 'Purpose of Education'. Quotes that caught my attention. My Technology and Education Blog List. Dont surf the web or play video games at school. A balanced diet for screen time.
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Looking down one as far as I can: June 2009
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Looking down one as far as I can. Friday, June 12, 2009. Once long ago, I was listening to the radio in bed waiting for my favorite late night satire. At some point during the News I fell asleep, and then woke up with the comedy in full force. It took at long moment before I could reorient myself and discern which was which. Article from the NY Times is not satire, but if you are reading it late at night while going to bed, it is easy to confuse what it is your are reading about. Saturday, June 6, 2009.
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Looking down one as far as I can: A balanced diet for 'screen time'
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Looking down one as far as I can. Saturday, August 21, 2010. A balanced diet for 'screen time'. Although we've had TV for a while now, other forms of passive entertainment like video games, the internet, and portable 'screen devices' (e.g. cellphones, gameboys, iPads) are relatively new. And educators and parents are trying to figure out where they fit in. We really need to focus on developing a concept of a balanced diet for digitally-mediated, non-human-to-human interactions. And we don't have the ...
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Looking down one as far as I can: Incoming: Books, movies, etc.
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Looking down one as far as I can. Thursday, October 22, 2009. Incoming: Books, movies, etc. The Four Agreements - don Miguel Ruiz. Book I want to check out - in the context of 'managing' student behavior]. You Haven't Taught Until They Have Learned: John Wooden's Teaching Principles and Practices. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Teaching depends on what other people think, not what you think. It requires the ability to step outside of your own head. Books, movies, quotes, etc. The purpose of Education.
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Looking down one as far as I can: May 2009
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Looking down one as far as I can. Sunday, May 31, 2009. While cleaning out my email,I came across. Dated entry from Scientific American entitled " James Watson disses today's high school teachers. Is tangentially related to my current interest in movies about teachers and students). Watson, 80, was. Part of a panel discussion at the New York Academy of Sciences. That followed a screening of a new documentary called. Naturally Obsessed, The Making of a Scientist. Of your role in shaping society. I am look...
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Looking down one as far as I can: March 2010
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Looking down one as far as I can. Friday, March 19, 2010. The need for play. One can't open a periodical these days without being confronted with new evidence for the importance to children of 'free play.' Play seems to a strong evolutionary imperative. Two articles in Scientific American caught my attention while I ate lunch today. 1 The Serious Need for Play. I'll come back to Brown in a moment, but first. 2 The Ethical Dog. Morality, as we define it in our book Wild Justice. B Mind your manners. After...
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Looking down one as far as I can: December 2009
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Looking down one as far as I can. Thursday, December 31, 2009. Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom. Missed this article when it first came out last summer. August 19, 2009, 1:08 pm. Study Finds That Online Education Beats the Classroom. 8220;On average, students in online learning conditions performed better than those receiving face-to-face instruction.”. Get to know your .". Another physician-patient story in which I keep hearing the word. Crusty Patient Helps Shape Doctor's Career.
