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Category Archives: Technology and Education
Epistemology: the Heart of a Good Curriculum
What if “epistemology” were written on the whiteboard on the first day of school, and referred to every day after that? What if “To know how you know what you think you know” were universally understood as the point of a curriculum? What … Continue reading
Posted in Achievement, Authority, Brain Development, Character, Children, decision-making, Discipline, Education, Excellence, First Day of School, Genius, Integrity, Justice, Learning community, Mistakes, parenting, project based learning, School Culture, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Standards, STEM subjects, Success, Teaching, Technology and Education, Thoughtfulness
Tagged Authority, building character, child-rearing, decision making, Discipline, education, Genius, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, Parenting, parenting skills, school, school reform, teachers, teaching
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How Will Education Reform?
I never let my schooling interfere with my education. —Mark Twain Education Reform won’t succeed until schools do what computers can’t. Because Sara was home sick for a week in October of her eighth grade year, her parents bought software … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Development, Challenge, Children, Education, Genius, Learning community, School Reform, Self-Actualization, STEM subjects, Teaching, Technology and Education
Tagged building character, character, education, Genius, homework, kids, Leadership, Learning, Learning community, learning social skills, math teaching, mathematics, school reform, teaching
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How Should Adults Interfere with Child’s Play?
Play is the highest form of research. – Albert Einstein When adults fear for their children’s future success, they tend to see play as a frivolous waste of time. They are just as wrong about that today as they have been in … Continue reading
Posted in Brain Development, Challenge, Character, Children, Conflict and Issues, Constructivist Education, Creativity, decision-making, Education, Genius, parenting, Play, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Teaching, Technology and Education
Tagged building character, character, conflict, decision making, Discipline, education, Emotional control, gaming, Genius, kids, kids and the internet, Learning, learning social skills, Parenting, play, school, school reform, teaching, teenagers
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Ten Ways Bad Technology Is Good For Your Kids.
Nick Smith, a thirty-something friend sent me an email in response to my article Technology Fear Mongering at the Huffington Post. The resulting conversation turned into ten reasons “bad” technology is good for your kids. Please follow and like us:
Posted in Brain Development, Creativity, Education, Genius, parenting, Play, Technology and Education
Tagged brain development, child-rearing, Children and technology, decision making, emotional intelligence, kids and the internet, kids online, Parenting, responsibility, Self-determination, social media, social responsibility, teaching
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Technology Fear Mongering at the Huffington Post
On March 6th the Huffington Post posted a disgraceful bit of fear mongering by Cris Rowan under the title: 10 Reasons Why Handheld Devices Should Be Banned for Children Under the Age of 12. They are pandering to insecure parents … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Education, Genius, Learning Disability, parenting, Reading, Responsibility, School Reform, Self-Actualization, Social Media, Social Responsibility, Success, Teaching, Teaching Writing, Technology and Education
Tagged child-rearing, Children and technology, education, Genius, kids, kids and the internet, kids online, Learning, learning social skills, learning to read, math teaching, Parenting, parents, play, Reading, reading to children, responsibility, school, school reform, social media, teachers, teaching, teaching responsibility
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