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JANA says...

Why don't we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson argues that it's because we've been educated to become good workers, rather than creative thinkers. Students with restless minds and bodies -- far from being cultivated for their energy and curiosity -- are ignored or even stigmatized, with terrible consequences. "We are educating people out of their creativity," Robinson says. It's a message with deep resonance. Robinson's TEDTalk has been distributed widely around the Web since its release in June 2006. The most popular words framing blog posts on his talk? "Everyone should watch this."

A visionary cultural leader, Sir Ken led the British government's 1998 advisory committee on creative and cultural education, a massive inquiry into the significance of creativity in the educational system and the economy, and was knighted in 2003 for his achievements. His latest book, The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything, a deep look at human creativity and education, was published in January 2009.

WATCH IT on TED!

Filed under: Creativity, Education

chandni says...


From SATYANARAYANAMURTHY V vangapanduu@gmail.com

We run an orphanage home and a school for poor children. At rajahmundry rural,andhrapradesh,india

We want to raise awearnes in children to stady in a good manner and to give good life to orphans/street children

Since my childhood my main ambition is to do some thing for below poverty people. My father teachd me to give life to some poor. Thats why I started this project in rajahmundry rural area(slum area)

We need your support. There is no limitation for the budget. We would like 6 lakhs. As per we got funding then we will improve our work

SATYANARAYANAMURTHY V
CELL: 9440921311
vangapanduu@rediff.com

MOTHER HOME
 REGD OFFICE: 43-17-33, KOTHAPETA
 RAJAHMUNDRY
 WORKING PLACE: BLOCK 145, F - 8,SATILIGHT CITY
 Others - 533101.
 Andhra Pradesh

Filed under: Education

Terr says...

Sustainability Officer Training is perfect for businesses that are looking for ways to become environmentally healthy.  We offer a well rounded training program into two and a half, knowledge packed days, and show any business how to install an eco-friendly program that anyone can see importance in.  For a long time, the Green transition for businesses has been left to the best efforts of a group of people within an organization who had no formal training in environmental education.

The online Sustainability Officer Training will provide participants with a heavy introduction to the Greening process.  They will be shown how to implement a program that merits respect and will save money.  Green is also about efficiencies, and we know how to make Green pay in the short and long run.  The final project at the Sustainability Officer Training is to prepare a Green program for your business that fits the needs of your company and allows your team to control the application of the program.  You will leave with the knowledge, skills, and abilities to plan an Authentically Green Program in your company.

It is almost impossible to imagine that the problems of environmental duties could be so well organized in a two-day session that will produce such superior results, but it will.  With knowledgeable material, the Sustainability Officer Training will provide you with the most vital issues in the Green World. In fact, the last segment provides a Green program that will allow any business to Go Green despite the size or type.

Successful businesses have realized that "Going Green can save your company thousands of dollars in lost revenue!" Most businesses see the Greening process as another expenditure that is good for the earth, but not good for the bank account. That type of thinking is changing, and the savings realized by companies that use Greening processes is far more priceless than ever imagined.

You must realize that your cost of daily operation is sure to go up in the near future. The Cap and Trade legislation will add a hidden cost to everything we use.  The cost of energy alone is predicted to go up by 200-300%. Your carbon output may even be taxed.  In the past, businesses hired sustainability experts to speed up their procedures, reduce waste, and increase profits. Green officers are the modern version of sustainability experts. When it comes to a sustainable issue, there are areas of waste that will greatly affect your company's profits for the years to come.

Greenwashing is something that every business must keep away from because it will mostly likely come back as very bad press.  It is not credible enough to talk or promote your company as Green by good worth of some Green adjustments to your operation. To be Green Business Certified, your company will want to be validated by a true independent third party like the Green Business League, Inc. This is awarded when a company is able to acquire enough points for already having Green practices.

Sustainability Officer Training offers a significant edge for any business. Don’t waste time "trying to be Green, and then doing a poor job of it," when actually establishing a Green program will give your business a Green Business certification that is earned not bought.  Find out how Going Green will save your business an immense amount of money each year, and you will also profit from the impressive marketing value of an authentically Green certification.

Look three to five years down the road and ask yourself whether being a Green business will be necessary. Obama's must read books during his Martha's Vineyard vacation was "Hot, Flat, and Crowded" by Thomas Friedman. He has appointed a Green Czar with sweeping powers to push a Green agenda across our country. Climate change, population growth, and the need to heal our world will hurt any company that does not have Green practices or programs.  To sign up or learn more go to www.sustainabilityofficertraining.com.

Filed under: Cap and Trade, Company, Corporate Social Responsibility, CSR, Education, employment, green, Green Business, Green Czar, Sustainability

Mel and Art says...

The weekend of October 24, 2009, I flew home to visit family and friends. The last time I was home was during Memorial Day weekend! It was a long overdue visit! It first started off just as a low key visit and quickly became jam-packed with activities. It was awesome hanging out with family and friends. There was lots of catching up done.

One of the highlights besides some birthday celebrations, was my high school friend, Monica's baby shower. She recently got married in July 2009 and is now expecting a baby girl! It's wonderful and exciting she is starting a new family. I can't wait to meet baby Danielle Grace!

This got me reflecting on my life. Am I where I want to be? Have I achieved my goals yet?

 

My mom gave me my belated birthday present. It was a beautiful surprise. She framed my undergraduate degree! It was very nice and so special. I couldn't even remember where I put my diploma. Then she says, now you need to get your Masters to make it complete to hang in your future office. This hit home for me. Getting my Masters has always a goal of mine; but I hadn't been proactive in putting my goal into motion.

Anytime, I need some motivation, I think of my family and the empty space on the wall next to my undergraduate diploma frame. I am thankful for the support and love from my family and friends who keep me going and pushing me higher.

Filed under: education, motivation

Scott says...

I’m getting SO tired of this. Rather than asking ourselves why students feel the need to go around the restrictions – and treating those answers with the genuine respect and interest that they deserve – we treat our students like we might little street urchin pickpockets.

Alfie Kohn said in The Homework Myth: “The way we think about discipline seems to assume, as educational psychologist Marilyn Watson remarked, that Thomas Hobbes’ famous characterization of life also applies to children: They are nasty, brutish, and short.”

We are missing tremendous opportunities to foster efficacious, self-regulating, independent, thoughtful children. We reap what we sow…

My comment on Sylvia Martinez's post.

Filed under: education, safety, security, students, technology

Scott says...

I'm betting on social learning platforms as a lever for improvement at scale in education. Instead of a classroom as the primary organizing principle, social networks will become the primary building block of learning communities (both formal and informal). Smart recommendation engines will queue personalized content. Tutoring, training, and collaboration tools will be applications that run on social networks. New schools will be formed around these capabilities. Teachers in existing schools will adopt free tools yielding viral, bureaucracy-cutting productivity improvement.

From Tom Vander Ark. He needed to edit this one before posting!

Filed under: education, online learning, technology

"The reason we picked this school-college-career path is simple," he said. "You make more money and you live longer. A high school degree means an extra $250,000 in your pocket. A college degree means an extra million. Most drug dealers in our neighborhood have big bankroll in their pockets, but they live with their moms and grandmoms. They flash, but they ain't rich. The big money comes from owning your business or getting into a profession like law or medicine or engineering. They all require college degrees.

http://freep.com/article/20091107/COL10/911070361/1318/All-off-to-college-and-first-year-free

 

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kristlekaye says...

'Freaking' no longer freaks Aliso Niguel

Aliso Niguel principal: 'The whole culture is very different.'

The Orange County Register

ALISO VIEJO – Three years after Principal Charles Shalter canceled the school's homecoming dance after witnessing provocative dancing and extreme misbehavior, he says a strict dance contract has changed student behavior.

"Do I ever have kids freak-dancing? Yes, but it's not the norm. That's rare," Salter said. "The whole culture is very different so it's really a non-issue at our school."

Aliso Niguel was back in the media spotlight this week as other schools are confronting the issue with similar contracts. But to Salter, freak-dancing was not the only issue — problems included students showing up drunk and dressing inappropriately.

A new provision – added more than a year ago - states that any vehicle in the parking and attendee drop-off area of a dance can be searched.

To go to a dance at Aliso Niguel, students must sign the two-page contract that includes dancing guidelines and a strict dress code. Dancing guidelines include: no straddling legs, no bending over, both feet on the floor, no front to back touching or grinding, and no touching of breasts, buttocks, or genital areas. Students can go online to see what attire is not allowed.

"Initially when this all happened, I had parents who were kind of upset at the fact that their kids were missing out a part of high school," Salter recalled. "I also had some parents who felt that it was making our school look bad to the whole country."

"Now there's a sense of pride," Salter said. "We are the one's that set the different standard."

In 2006, Salter canceled all school dances in early September, immediately after a back-to-school dance where he saw several students "freaking." Some students arrived at the dance intoxicated as well, and police responded after several students were fighting on school grounds.

The ban, which erased the homecoming dance, garnered national media attention and placed the school in the middle of a long-standing debate about acceptable behavior for teenagers.

After several parent and student forums, the contract was created, lifting a nearly three-month ban on dances.

Students who are currently seniors were freshmen when the contract was implemented three years ago.

"Students were getting really messed up. They overdid it with the freak dancing and they killed it for us," said senior Ernesto Montes.

Senior Harley Grammer feels the same way.

"We have, like, no dances anymore. We have three dances and it's our senior year. We had little non-formal ones and now we have none," Grammer said. "We got the short end of the stick."

Junior Ali Chavez said that freak-dancing is no longer a big issue and feels that the rules are a little too strict.

"I understand the bending over and the straddling of legs but everything else is too strict," said Chavez. "It's just fun if you're smart about it. It's basically about respecting yourself and not letting someone grab you."

Others students feel the added regulations have made the school better.

"I feel like it's a lesson learned. It was happening so something was bound to happen," said junior Trey Ross. "Our school had the most publicity. Mr. Salter took the most action out of it."

"We have a better class now, a better school. We're a little more mature, respectful," Ross added.

Three years ago I heard that my old high school was banning the one memory from senior year that will outlive them all... Homecoming, and the dance was the goo that sealed the envelope. Aliso Niguel prides itself in its homecoming festivities, outrageous football game half-time show, and a kick-ass theme for the dance, which I was in charge of planning my senior year. What's my point? I think people should think more about how their actions ruin opportunities for others in the future, and should be taught to do so from the time they're old enough to control a vehicle? That'd be nice. Glad they've wisened up and learned that no one likes to see fornication on the dance floor, or at least none they can admit to =P

Filed under: Aliso Viejo, education, Ladera Ranch, Laguna Beach, laguna niguel, mission viejo, neighborhood, Orange County Homes, san juan capistrano

Scott says...

Hundreds of “horse race” studies comparing alternate modes of education delivery show us that nothing interesting happens in these studies. Indeed, careful forethought will demonstrate that we should expect to find nothing interesting in these kinds of studies. And yet eager graduate students and younger faculty continue to conduct them.

Filed under: education, higher ed, research