Skillshare — Our Manifesto

Por -
Skillshare — Our Manifesto

Curiosity.

We’re all born with it. Albert Einstein dubbed it “holy,” Alistair Cooke called it “free-wheeling intelligence.” It’s that piquing force that nudges us to try it again, explore it some more, poke at it, question it and turn it inside out. From the moment we open our eyes, it fuels our existence. With each new answer we find, our world expands and our passions grow. We can't wait to share what we’ve learned and teach others how to do it themselves.


Comentários

Enviar um comentário

Mensagens populares deste blogue

Student Calls for a Learning Revolution | Edutopia

Por -
Imagem
Student Calls for a Learning Revolution | Edutopia : Nikhil Goyal ( @TalkPolitical  on Twitter) is a student at Syosset High School in NY. He's the author of the  All Hands on Deck: Why America Needs a Learning Revolution  (September 2012), columnist for the  Huffington Post , guest blogger for  New York Times: Dot Earth , and a conference speaker. Visit his  website . Last year, industrial designer Dean Benstead unveiled the 02 Pursuit -- a prototype for a motorcycle ruled not by gas or electricity, but by compressed air. Just last month, Google announced to the public its secret initiative,  Project Glass , the company's first venture into wearable computing. And yet, in the world of education, the "next big thing" is merit pay for teachers and boosting test scores. Do our policymakers not understand that the world is going through a revolution in the way we live, interact and learn? Our education system is stuck in paralysis. We have tried doing ...
Ler mais

How to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative in class | Teacher Network Blog | guardian.co.uk

Por -
Imagem
How to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative in class | Teacher Network Blog | guardian.co.uk : Can we learn about positive classroom behaviour from Uncle Sam? Today's blogger says yes As a relatively young teacher, managing negative behaviour was one of the problems I really struggled with. It turns out I wasn't alone. Just a couple of weeks ago, it was announced that the highest number of state school teachers since the 1990s took early retirement last year, citing indiscipline as one of the main reasons – indiscipline really just being a manifestation of what happens when character strengths and learning habits are not developed sufficiently.
Ler mais