This is an open ‘letter’ by a young man called Dan Brown who seems to have struck a cord with some people and touched a nerve in others. The bottom line; debate is healthy, and yes, it leads to people getting educated.
I took this clip into my classroom and my students engaged in some healthy [...]
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“The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance.” ~ Socrates (470 BC–399 BC)
(NOTE: It goes without saying that pupils should be educated on safe, constructive and mutually respectful use of this medium before it is used in the classroom.)
Our children are leaving us behind. They use technology, some of which they access [...]
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Edward de Bono’s “Six Thinking hats” is a guide to better thinking. Essentially the need is based on an understanding of how the brain chemicals change with the mode of thinking. The parallel thinking of the Six hats method replaces argument. Argument was never designed to be constructive. From senior corporate executives to four-year-olds in [...]
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Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
About Sir Ken Robinson
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types…
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