Posted on March 12, 2008 by judy24
This video resonated with me. It is quite scary how art and music are being neglected in our schools.
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.
Why don’t we get the best out of people? [...]
Filed under: art, creativity, family, inspiration, life, parents, transformation, united states | Tagged: creativity, education | 2 Comments »
Posted on March 12, 2008 by judy24
Kudos to a brave individual who stood up for her belief. Unfortunately Marianne Kearney-Brown, a Quaker and graduate student, lost her job because she chooses to be non-violent. Read this story from SF Chronicle:
California State University East Bay has fired a math teacher after six weeks on the job because she inserted the word “nonviolently” [...]
Filed under: civic disobedience, contracts, inspiration, life, peace, politics, united states, war, woman | Tagged: education, nonviolence, oath of allegiance, teacher | 2 Comments »
Posted on October 8, 2007 by judy24
My dear friend and fellow HMBer, Lisa Petrides is the president of ISKME and her company just won a prestigious award from the Tech Museum. Below is info from their press release. Congrats Lisa!!
The Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education (ISKME), a leader in education research and innovation, was today named [...]
Filed under: HMB, technology, women | Tagged: education, ISKME, Tech Museum, technology | 1 Comment »
