- Bring Fitness Into the Classroom: Exercise Rhymes Bring Fitness Into the Classroom In on our modern society, a focus on academics in our education system has resulted in less physical activity for children. Most schools have reduced physical education (PE) classes to once or twice a week. Despite an emphasis on academics, reducing PE classes may be counterproductive as research indicates that […]
- Stop Stealing Dreams What should we do about schools? What is the way to fix education? I have been wondering what should we do next. I read about the Global Achievement Gap and technology and brain research and passion based learning and I wonder. Today I received this manifesto from Seth Godin and wanted to share it as soon […]
- Back to (the wrong) School: Seth Godin Thinking about Labor Day and going back to school?Read Seth Godin on this topic: “Back to (the wrong) school” Some quotes:“A hundred and fifty years ago, adults were incensed about child labor. Low-wage kids were taking jobs away from hard-working adults.” “Our current system of teaching kids to sit in straight rows and obey instructions […]
- Do we need the Nice Police? Article first published as Do We Need the Nice Police? on Technorati. When I worked on a cruise ship as real-life Julie Macoy (my actual title was Assistant Cruise Director), I could often be heard remarking, “That is not nice!” which earned the response,”Hey, what are you the nice police?” In light of recent events, […]