@americanwomanFL, first of all sorry for taking so long to reply. I have only recently begun to engage with the education issue. I'm starting to educate myself - Parker Palmer, Ken Robinson, etc. And Diane Ravitch, of course. I have started entertaining the idea of running for school board. I need to do some more investigation of that.
@CultivatingI Now it is my turn to apologize for not responding; when school is winding down, I seem to have no life. I first though, want to tell you that just yesterday, I saw what the Kahn Academy is all about due to my TED download notification, and WOW....amazing at how a seemingly innocent video could spark this whole idea. Now onto you. First, what made you interested in all of this? And about Robinson, I show his TED talks to my students. And what about running for the school board?
So what can we do TO GET THIS BALL ROLLING AND GET OUT OF THE SYSTEM that we seem to be stuck in..... GRRRRRR and I am SERIOUS. I am retiring from teaching in a year and THIS will be my cause.
@americanwomanFL Great cause! Here are some thoughts about things one could do to get the ball rolling:
1. Run for the local school board
2. Educate & curate
3. Engage the other - until we get a good grasp of what is driving people the other way (e.g. root cause analysis with 5 Whys), it will be a shouting match and raw power politics.
4. Encourage people to see connections and the long term
@CultivatingI Thank you for your note. I had thought about running for the school board, but I want to spend some time in Europe for a few years when I retire, so that is a no-go. I am doing #2 and # 4 and need to look up your #5 to see what that is about.... So, may I ask if you are doing something for the "cause"????
@americanwomanFL, first of all sorry for taking so long to reply. I have only recently begun to engage with the education issue. I'm starting to educate myself - Parker Palmer, Ken Robinson, etc. And Diane Ravitch, of course. I have started entertaining the idea of running for school board. I need to do some more investigation of that.
CultivatingI 10 months ago
@CultivatingI Now it is my turn to apologize for not responding; when school is winding down, I seem to have no life. I first though, want to tell you that just yesterday, I saw what the Kahn Academy is all about due to my TED download notification, and WOW....amazing at how a seemingly innocent video could spark this whole idea. Now onto you. First, what made you interested in all of this? And about Robinson, I show his TED talks to my students. And what about running for the school board?
americanwomanFL 9 months ago
maybe the problem is the school system
IdentityAmeth 11 months ago
@IdentityAmeth It IS that, but also our American attitude towards education and LEARNING.
americanwomanFL 9 months ago
So what can we do TO GET THIS BALL ROLLING AND GET OUT OF THE SYSTEM that we seem to be stuck in..... GRRRRRR and I am SERIOUS. I am retiring from teaching in a year and THIS will be my cause.
americanwomanFL 11 months ago
@americanwomanFL Great cause! Here are some thoughts about things one could do to get the ball rolling:
1. Run for the local school board
2. Educate & curate
3. Engage the other - until we get a good grasp of what is driving people the other way (e.g. root cause analysis with 5 Whys), it will be a shouting match and raw power politics.
4. Encourage people to see connections and the long term
5. Start the Kahn academy for educational policy
CultivatingI 11 months ago
@CultivatingI Thank you for your note. I had thought about running for the school board, but I want to spend some time in Europe for a few years when I retire, so that is a no-go. I am doing #2 and # 4 and need to look up your #5 to see what that is about.... So, may I ask if you are doing something for the "cause"????
americanwomanFL 11 months ago
PLEASE watch all three! She just keeps getting better and better!! Share the links with everyone you know.
mrsjennifermarshall 11 months ago
One of the most important speeches of our time
jazzchristineart 1 year ago 2