Education

Kids and “The Last Days” (plus “The Rationalization

June 17, 2011

I got a text from my son today, “Dad, can you pick me up at 11:30 after my final. I don’t want to stay for my pointless classes.” To which I replied, “What pointless classes.” Max told me, “exams will be over, our books are in, technically their’s nothing left to teach.” He also told [...]

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You have Permission

January 23, 2011

Good afternoon. Welcome parents and teachers and students. Welcome artists. Well done! You are here. Your work is on the walls [and on the floor]. It is not hiding in a drawer or a closet or buried in a stack on your teacher’s desk. Awesome job! Congratulations on this, the beginning of your careers. Whether [...]

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Terry Pratchett on education

January 13, 2011

This is from the book, I Shall Wear Midnight. Don’t take it as an indictment of the current “system” but as a possibility of what we could replace it with… “…and they’re useless, sir. They teach facts, not understanding. It’s like teaching people about forests by showing them a saw. I want a proper school, [...]

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This is a test: What makes a great teacher?

October 7, 2010

Let me preface this with a disclaimer. When I go to schools to talk with students, I leave the politics out. In other words, these are my opinions as a parent and a citizen, not when I present my work…. Last night I attended a forum hosted by the Rhode Island Foundation on the topic, [...]

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