Posted in Education, tagged Education, Education Reform, School reform, Schools on September 10, 2009 | 14 Comments »
The topic of school reform has been around for some time. A Nation at Risk served as the focus in the early 1980s. National standards came forward as a result in the late 80s, to be followed by state standards and state-mandated tests. Today, school reform still gets focused air time from presidential candidates every [...]
Posted in Education, Monday Morning Entertainment, tagged 3 Stoogies, Alphabet, Back to School, Comedy, Larry Fine, Teaching on August 31, 2009 | 8 Comments »
Since children throughout the country are in the process starting another school year, here’s a look back at three people you may not have considered to be classroom specialists: Larry, Mo, and Curly. Now, for more of the story – You may not know that Larry Fine was a proficient classical violinist before joining the [...]
Posted in Education, tagged Education, Education Reform on June 30, 2009 | 7 Comments »
While attending a workshop in 2008, after seeing this slide below I said to myself, this is the reason why education needs to change. Interestingly, the workshop wasn’t about educational reform.
The basis for my opinion is simple. The current educational model is based on preparing workers for an industrial age. Legislation designed with hopes of [...]
Posted in Education, Life, tagged Bias, Education, Islam, Learning, Lifelong learner, misconceptions, Osher Learning Institute on March 12, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Given the current lines of communication in the world today, both the opportunities for and the need for learning are ever increasing. No matter if for professional or personal life, learning in today’s world is more important than ever; and learning’s role will continue to increase in the days ahead.
I completed my first class through the [...]
