World History
Your kids will love this excerpt about World War I from "Blackadder Goes Forth" featuring Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie and Tony Robinson. My thanks to Christine Ingeman for sending me this link.
- Tips To Parents From A Teacher
Recently I finished Think Like a Freak which tries to get people to think differently. It briefly discusses education and says that if we are ever going to narrow the achievement gap and/or improve individual student performance we cannot do it...
- Historians Debate Origins Of Wwi On Twitter
Who started World War I? Three respected historians, Simon Schama, Tom Holland, and Gary Sheffield tweet their views. It all started earlier this month when British Education Secretary, Michel Gove, argued that the...
- British Education Secretary: Wwi Was Noble And Just Cause
Understanding diverse interpretations of history is what makes the subject interesting. Often there are no clear answers. But Michael Gove, Secretary of Education in Britain and pictured above, believes that World war 1 is an exception....
- How To Escape The Death Valley Of Education
Here is Ken Robinson at his best, which I found on Open Culture. In this 20 minute talk, Robinson takes on the test-centric culture of American education and argues that it is destroying creativity and curiosity....
- Top Ten Ted Talks For Education
Here is the link for the Top Ten Ted Talks for Education. The videos include Ken Robinson, above, Salmon Khan, Jane McGonigal, Shulka Bose, Adora Svitak, and Richard Baraniuk. I haven't listened to them all but I have listened to Robinson and McGonigal...
World History
World War I And Blackadder
Your kids will love this excerpt about World War I from "Blackadder Goes Forth" featuring Rowan Atkinson, Hugh Laurie and Tony Robinson. My thanks to Christine Ingeman for sending me this link.
- Tips To Parents From A Teacher
Recently I finished Think Like a Freak which tries to get people to think differently. It briefly discusses education and says that if we are ever going to narrow the achievement gap and/or improve individual student performance we cannot do it...
- Historians Debate Origins Of Wwi On Twitter
Who started World War I? Three respected historians, Simon Schama, Tom Holland, and Gary Sheffield tweet their views. It all started earlier this month when British Education Secretary, Michel Gove, argued that the...
- British Education Secretary: Wwi Was Noble And Just Cause
Understanding diverse interpretations of history is what makes the subject interesting. Often there are no clear answers. But Michael Gove, Secretary of Education in Britain and pictured above, believes that World war 1 is an exception....
- How To Escape The Death Valley Of Education
Here is Ken Robinson at his best, which I found on Open Culture. In this 20 minute talk, Robinson takes on the test-centric culture of American education and argues that it is destroying creativity and curiosity....
- Top Ten Ted Talks For Education
Here is the link for the Top Ten Ted Talks for Education. The videos include Ken Robinson, above, Salmon Khan, Jane McGonigal, Shulka Bose, Adora Svitak, and Richard Baraniuk. I haven't listened to them all but I have listened to Robinson and McGonigal...