February 2012
9 posts
What's Up With "Lay" and "Lie"?
theyuniversity:
What's Up With "Lay" and "Lie"?
theyuniversity:
Will: The "Shift to Networks" →
willrichardson:
Just a couple of quotes that found me this morning, some pattern recognition in my sleepy brain.
Joi Ito in the New York Times:
I don’t think education is about centralized instruction anymore; rather, it is the process establishing oneself as a node in a broad network of distributed…
“Integrity simply means a willingness not to violate one’s identity.”
– Erich Fromm (via creatingaquietmind)
January 2012
61 posts
“Tell me, I’ll forget
Show me, I’ll remember
Involve me, I’ll understand”
– Chinese Proverb (via quote-book)
What's Up With "Myriad"?
theyuniversity:
What's Up With "Persons," "People," and "Peoples"?
theyuniversity:
“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by...”
– Plato (via myquotelibrary)
“Children must be taught how to think, not what to think.”
– Margaret Mead (via myquotelibrary)
Road to Glory: Should Portfolios Replace Placement... →
kapital1:
How do we know if a student is ready for high school algebra—or college-level English or math? Most K-12 schools and universities rely on placement tests, high-stakes standardized exams, to decide. And, if you don’t do well on that single test, you’re out of luck.
At the college level, one third…
you-bury-me:
Chapitre 10 - Le Petit Prince
if i were a gypsy, if i were a legionnaire: Claro... →
alysiasache:
In my least confident moments, I believe shadows are meant to be our playmates. I know there are many a bride who wove her wedding dress with cobwebs, turned her tears to crisp champagne to water her guests and her hopes that things won’t always be this way. We settle and the secrets grow ripe…
Watchadventuresinlearning:
(via Approaching the Elephant by Amanda Wilder — Kickstarter)
Approaching the Elephant is a feature-length documentary about The Teddy McArdle Free School, where classes are optional and rules are made by democratic vote. Summerhill, founded 90 years ago by A. S. Neill, was the first free school - now there are more than 200 worldwide. Approaching the Elephant...
