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"And the most interesting thing to me about this internet thing is that we all are sort of making it..."

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:23:38 +0100

“And the most interesting thing to me about this internet thing is that we all are sort of making it up as we go along.”

- Neil Gaiman’s Journal: On banning books and escaping from the attic…

"‘When the winds of change come, some build walls, others build windmills” - Ancient Chinese proverb."

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:23:17 +0100

“‘When the winds of change come, some build walls, others build windmills” - Ancient Chinese proverb.”

- The winds of change @ whereisab

"And that’s the problem with schools. They can’t motivate kids to learn, because they’re forcing it."

Mon, 31 Aug 2009 13:11:49 +0100

“And that’s the problem with schools. They can’t motivate kids to learn, because they’re forcing it.”

- Education Needs to Be Turned on Its Head

"We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works."

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:31:32 +0100

“We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.”

- Douglas Adams quotes

Mobile Learning Institute

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:01:55 +0100

Mobile Learning Institute

"All too often education actually acts as a form of aversion therapy, that what we’re really..."

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:57:05 +0000

“All too often education actually acts as a form of aversion therapy, that what we’re really teaching our children is to associate learning with work and to associate work with drudgery so that the remainder of their lives they will possibly never go near a book because they associate books with learning, learning with work and work with drudgery. Whereas after a hard day’s toil, instead of relaxing with a book they’ll be much more likely to sit down in front of an undemanding soap opera because this is obviously teaching them nothing, so it is not learning, so it is not work, it is not drudgery, so it must be pleasure. And I think that that is the kind of circuitry that we tend to have imprinted on us because of the education process.”

- Alan Moore
Salon.com Books | The wizard of “Watchmen”

"Conservatives say teaching sex education in the public schools will promote promiscuity. With our..."

Sun, 08 Mar 2009 20:29:54 +0000

“Conservatives say teaching sex education in the public schools will promote promiscuity. With our education system? If we promote promiscuity the same way we promote math or science, they’ve got nothing to worry about. — Beverly Mickins”

- Education - Change.org: Reality-Based Sex Education: What a Concept

"If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a..."

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:50:18 +0000

“If you try and take a cat apart to see how it works, the first thing you have on your hands is a non-working cat.”

- Douglas Adams - Wikiquote

"The Element flourishes when one finds his “tribe” of others with similar passions “who tend to drive..."

Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:48:43 +0000

“The Element flourishes when one finds his “tribe” of others with similar passions “who tend to drive each other to explore the real extent of their talents.””

- Fathers, children and The Element - Home - Doug Johnson’s Blue Skunk Blog

"Ask anyone over 25 what digit they use to ring a doorbell and most people will pop up their index..."

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 13:02:44 +0000

“Ask anyone over 25 what digit they use to ring a doorbell and most people will pop up their index finger. But ask a youngster and they are much more likely to extend a thumb.”

- BBC NEWS | Technology | Texting a signal of wider trends

"Unicef said that when they set up public computer kiosks with educational material, a cached..."

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 18:02:45 +0000

“Unicef said that when they set up public computer kiosks with educational material, a cached Wikipedia, basic health information, etc, in villages that the people using them are aged six to 60, but when adding internet connectivity the age range reduces to 14 to 18. They consume porn and it creates an environment unfriendly to others.”

- This much I know: Clay Shirky, Technology guru, 44, London | Life and style | The Observer

"# There is some pretty good research indicating that setting college as a goal rather than a career..."

Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:26:00 +0000

“# There is some pretty good research indicating that setting college as a goal rather than a career leads to bad decisions about post-secondary education and unfortunate outcomes after you get to college.
(Link points to http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300082754?ie=UTF8&tag=tuttlesvc-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0300082754)”

- Tuttle SVC: Weird KIPP Op-Ed

"…I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you’ll dream dangerously and outrageously,..."

Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:46:57 +0000

“…I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you’ll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you’ll make something that didn’t exist before you made it, that you will be loved and that you will be liked, and that you will have people to love and to like in return. And, most importantly (because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now), that you will, when you need to be, be wise, and that you will always be kind.”

- Neil Gaiman’s Journal: Another Year

"here in NZ we have a large component of internal assessment and a brand new competencies based..."

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:36:18 +0000

“here in NZ we have a large component of internal assessment and a brand new competencies based curriculum)”

- I’m 28, I’m not *old*… at dougbelshaw.com

Scientists extract images directly from brain ::: Pink Tentacle

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:17:13 +0000

Scientists extract images directly from brain ::: Pink Tentacle

"The Two Lies of Teaching, According to Dr. Tom Sallee: (1) If I say it then they will learn it. (2)..."

Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:19:14 +0000

“The Two Lies of Teaching, According to Dr. Tom Sallee: (1) If I say it then they will learn it. (2) If I don’t say it then they won’t learn it.”

- dy/dan » Blog Archive » Asilomar #7: A Complete, Balanced Curriculum

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Thu, 20 Nov 2008 00:17:30 +0000

"Try to master something you suck at but like to do anyway. Now imagine trying to master something..."

Tue, 11 Nov 2008 19:53:55 +0000

“Try to master something you suck at but like to do anyway. Now imagine trying to master something you suck at and don’t really care for. Welcome to high school.”

- Science teacher: Clamming and competency

"I think it really does not matter what content we trim. The value is in process, not content. And..."

Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:21:01 +0000

“I think it really does not matter what content we trim. The value is in process, not content. And that’s where people get a little buzzy.”

- Science teacher: High school and “real life”

Voting Machines Elect One Of Their Own As President - Genius...

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:56:55 +0000

Voting Machines Elect One Of Their Own As President - Genius (Thanks @ianusher and @ digitalmaverick for original Tweet!