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Finland’s School Success Beats Ours ‘Cause They Do It Opposite From Us

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Fascinating article in The Atlantic, What American’s Keep Ignoring About Children’s Success. We think it’s worth taking note. They are always at the top of the list, we’re always in the middle. It may well be because they do things OPPOSITE of the way we do it. There are no private schools in Finland. [...]

Bill Moyers’ Is Back (and some great art!)

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When I was producing that little doggie show for PBS, there was no one who impressed me more than Bill Moyers and I have been a big fan ever since first hearing him speak. Take a look at his most recent PBS KEYNOTE ADDRESS and see the most articulate reasons for why we need PBS–and [...]

Kids have media thrust upon them…

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…and it’s the grown-ups in their live’s job to change that. Some fabulous reports and commentary are out regarding Common Sense Media’s research on media use by kids 0-8. It’s called, “Zero to Eight: Children’s Media Use in America A Common Sense Media Research Study October 25, 2011.” (You “0″ kids probably come under a whole other discussion, but [...]

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After 9/11 How We and The World Teach It

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There have been some very interesting comments this week about how the world teaches the events of 9/11 . There’s a great article from Boston’s WBUR station by a Tufts Graduate Student you can see HERE. Just as importantly, how we’re teaching it at home makes one really think of the consequences as in this aritcle [...]

Kids (always) suck at history

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Someone (some thing?) once said, “sharing is caring,” so I share a great article by Nick Paumgarten in last week’s New Yorker. Everyone’s up in arms that kids today don’t know history. But apparently kids NEVER knew history. A Stanford professor shared: “…the first large-scale proficiency study—of Texas students, in 1915-16—demonstrated that many couldn’t tell [...]

Kids Need to Play

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We always like the opportunity to push play for kids. It’s the greatest way to learn. And the rest of the world takes some wonderful chances melding art, design, and usability. Check it out here.

Another Way To School?

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Finland’s School Success Beats Ours ‘Cause They Do It Opposite From Us

Bill Moyers’ Is Back (and some great art!)

Kids have media thrust upon them…

After 9/11 How We and The World Teach It

Kids (always) suck at history

Kids Need to Play

Another Way To School?