The Slow Awakening
The total reboot of global public education (which will no longer be public, by the way, but personal—what we call private now) is going to take time. Lots of time. I call it my 150-year project...
View ArticleUsing Facebook & LinkedIn to gain support and input
For those who may have arrived here without ever crossing paths with the groups established on Facebook or LinkedIn, may I suggest that you join both? The viral nature of Facebook makes it particularly...
View ArticleSir Ken on Why Education Kills Divergent Learning Skills
Here is a very compelling presentation by Sir Ken Robinson, of TED Talk fame, animated on a whiteboard as he delivers it to a live audience. The presentation is just under 12 minutes long and it sets...
View ArticleWill Public Education Remain Public?
As already established under the Current Problem tab: “The majority of schools work on an annual calendar that was driven by the needs of an agrarian society. The curriculum still largely reflects the...
View ArticleIs There Time For Ed Reform? Or Is It Time For Revolution?
The President is asking for your advice. In a program called Advise The Advisor, Melody Barnes, Director of the Domestic Policy Council and one of President Obama’s senior advisors on education policy,...
View ArticleA Glimpse Of The Future Of Education
Salmon Khan is a remarkably humble man. He just did what he was able to do in his free time. Then some guy named Gates caught on to what he was doing and felt he should do it full time. And the Khan...
View ArticleLet Our Children Go!
I am slowly beginning to realize that there are many people alive today who consider the current public education system as dysfunctional and out of synch with human nature as I do. For those who I...
View ArticleWhat If Humans Knew They Were Unique?
Wayne Dyer, in his book, Change Your Thoughts—Change Your Life, quotes Pablo Casals: When will we [teach our children] what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a...
View ArticleWe Are Not Alone!
The premise of this site is the idea that the system we call public education is broken. In the years since its launch, I have come to know that the concept of education itself is flawed as it’s...
View ArticleAlternative Education In A Public High School
Alternative education lives – maybe next door! One of the best reasons to attend the AERO Conference is to meet the people who are pushing the boundaries of alternative education. Some are actively...
View ArticleWhat If Humans Knew They Were Unique?
Wayne Dyer, in his book, Change Your Thoughts—Change Your Life, quotes Pablo Casals: When will we [teach our children] what they are? We should say to each of them: Do you know what you are? You are a...
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