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Education: We’re in the Humanity Business
The following is a passage from a book I’m working on. I wrote it this morning and thought I’d share it to see if people have any comments. Thanks, Tom – <soapbox> Clearly we can’t simply drop...
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Schizophrenic Ed
File this post in the “It would be funny if it weren’t so sad” category. Today’s ASCD’s email “SmartBrief” inadvertently juxtaposes two articles that highlight for me exactly what drives me crazy:...
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“Buy Focals”
File Under: You Heard it Here First Over the years I’ve come up with a few “clever coinings” for phrases that capture some new aspect of our technology-enmeshed world. I swear I was the first person I...
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Visiting Northern Beaches Christian School
Died and Gone to Heaven NBCS Yesterday I finally got around to something I’ve been meaning to do for over a year. Ages ago, I began hearing through the grapevine of a school in northern Sydney that...
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More PISA Support for “Understanding”
The recent release of results on PISA’s new assessment of Problem-Solving skills in participating countries supports a curriculum focused on deeper understanding and being able to transfer those...
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WebQuests at 20: a lesson in “only new mistakes”
<soapbox> I wrote an article last month, The WebQuest: A Parable reflecting on the 20th anniversary of WebQuests (Education Technology Solutions magazine – also available as a pdf). I won’t...
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Education: We’re in the Humanity Business
The following is a passage from a book I’m working on. I wrote it this morning and thought I’d share it to see if people have any comments. Thanks, Tom — <soapbox> Clearly we can’t simply drop...
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Schizophrenic Ed
File this post in the “It would be funny if it weren’t so sad” category. Today’s ASCD’s email “SmartBrief” inadvertently juxtaposes two articles that highlight for me exactly what drives me crazy:...
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“Buy Focals”
File Under: You Heard it Here First Over the years I’ve come up with a few “clever coinings” for phrases that capture some new aspect of our technology-enmeshed world. I swear I was the first person I...
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Visiting Northern Beaches Christian School
Died and Gone to Heaven NBCS Yesterday I finally got around to something I’ve been meaning to do for over a year. Ages ago, I began hearing through the grapevine of a school in northern Sydney that...
View ArticleClik here to view.
More PISA Support for “Understanding”
The recent release of results on PISA’s new assessment of Problem-Solving skills in participating countries supports a curriculum focused on deeper understanding and being able to transfer those...
View ArticleClik here to view.
WebQuests at 20: a lesson in “only new mistakes”
<soapbox> I wrote an article last month, The WebQuest: A Parable reflecting on the 20th anniversary of WebQuests (Education Technology Solutions magazine – also available as a pdf). I won’t...
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The Art of Pursuing Truth: a call to Educators
You might be familiar with this quotation from the master. What’s usually shared is only the first part: We all know that art is not truth. Art is a lie that makes us realize truth, Certainly this is...
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