Skip to main content

Home/ Edreach Group/ Group items tagged richardson

Rss Feed Group items tagged

Filter: All | Bookmarks | Topics Simple Middle
daniel rezac

Will Richardson: A Pep Rally for Tests? What We Need Is a 'Prep' Rally - 0 views

www.huffingtonpost.com/...sting-prep-rally_b_848662.html

khanacademy richardson blogs edreach18

shared by daniel rezac on 19 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • f all we want for our kids is to pass the test, we really don't need schools any longer. Just load 'em up with a computer, an Internet connection and some test prep guides, and send them to Khan Academy or any number of other similar sites, and let them go crazy.
  • daniel rezac on 19 Apr 11
     
    Just load 'em up with a computer, an Internet connection and some test prep guides, and send them to Khan Academy or any number of other similar sites, and let them go crazy.
James O'Hagan

The Creativity Crisis: Why American Schools Need Design - Laura Seargeant Richardson - ... - 0 views

www.theatlantic.com/...73038

shared by James O'Hagan on 13 Apr 11 - No Cached
  • The European Union declared 2009 as the Year of Creativity, and Chinese faculty actually laughed when they found out the U.S. education trends were in "standardized curriculum, rote memorization, and nationalized testing."
    • James O'Hagan
      James O'Hagan on 13 Apr 11
       
      As we continue to centralize control, the less diverse we become. It's like 1984 with Newspeak.
  • here are approximately 170 occupational classifications that make up "New Work," which can be grouped into five major categories based on the types of knowledge, skills, and aptitudes needed. They are Creative, Education, Social, Technical, and Strategic
  • Ideal job candidates at these companies must now show they can "think with their hands" by having expertise or a second major in a musical instrument, auto repair, or sculpture
    • James O'Hagan
      James O'Hagan on 13 Apr 11
       
      I never considered the music education that I had would improve my three dimensional thinking. That is a fascinating idea that is more like a Duh moment when I think about it now.
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • STEM's biggest flaw is that it continues to shine a bright light on all things engineering while relegating art and design to a dusty corner.
1 - 2 of 2
Showing 20▼ items per page