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"Most people haven’t the faintest notions of what their life mission is… [But] when we serve [others] with depth and sincerity, we get a glimpse of the essential quality of who we really can become."

— Greg Anderson, The 22 Non-Negotiable Laws of Wellness

May 26, 2012
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Visual notes from my (spoken too fast) presentation at #SPRINGDukeCE.  Very honored to be in such a room full of leading thinkers.

Visual notes from my (spoken too fast) presentation at #SPRINGDukeCE.  Very honored to be in such a room full of leading thinkers.

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May 25, 2012
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Visual notes from my (spoken too fast) presentation at #SPRINGDukeCE.  Very honored to be in such a room full of leading thinkers.

Visual notes from my (spoken too fast) presentation at #SPRINGDukeCE.  Very honored to be in such a room full of leading thinkers.

Tags: SPRINGDukeCE
May 25, 2012
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springdukece:

Ever wondered how multiple choice test was invented? Cathy explains it (it was in 1914!)…funny how America’s education system is now based on it…

May 25, 2012
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"Schools themselves are becoming more and more obsolete; the cost of schools continues to rise faster than inflation."

— Clark Aldrich, author of Unschooling Rules: 55 Ways to Unlearn What We Know About Schools and Rediscover Education (via springdukece)

May 25, 2012
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springdukece: The rate of change in the world is greater than the rate of change in the school system. -Clark Aldrich 

springdukece:

The rate of change in the world is greater than the rate of change in the school system.

-Clark Aldrich 

May 25, 2012
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"One of the greatest tragedies of schools is the dichotomy between knowing (the ‘cultural literacy’ track) and doing (the ‘vocational’ track)."

— Clark Aldrich (via springdukece)

May 25, 2012
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"I think that learning to build things (rather than consume things) is going to be part of the educational innovation of the future."

— Clark Aldrich (via springdukece)

May 25, 2012
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springdukece: Serious lack of ways that students nowadays ‘learn to do’ -Clark Aldrich

springdukece:

Serious lack of ways that students nowadays ‘learn to do’

-Clark Aldrich

May 25, 2012
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springdukece: “How did you learn to swim?”  (Hint: not by being told you’ll be tested later.)  In Clark Aldrich’s exposure/play/rigor model, the “play” phase is when most of the learning happens.   A great day, to be sure!

springdukece:

“How did you learn to swim?”  (Hint: not by being told you’ll be tested later.)  In Clark Aldrich’s exposure/play/rigor model, the “play” phase is when most of the learning happens.  

A great day, to be sure!

May 25, 2012
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