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Archive for February, 2013

They were wrong; To this day.

• February 21, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Bullying
Tags: bullying, children, connections, dignity, empathy, life-long learning, making a difference, parenting, respect, soulful education, youth

Technical spaces, bad behaviour and the words we type.

• February 21, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Bullying
Tags: bullying, children, citizenry, connections, dignity, empathy, free speech, good behaviour, humanizing, internet, respect, responsibility, student needs, trolling, youth

What’s wrong with standardized tests?

• February 20, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Alternative Education, Authentic Education, Testing
Tags: control, education policy, effective teaching, motivation, standardized testing, student needs, students, teach to the test, teaching methodology

Playing in and out of School

• February 20, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Play-based Learning
Tags: aims, children, connections, creativity, effective teaching, humanizing, imagination, life-long learning, motivation, nature, Pasi Sahlberg, personal skill-building, play-based learning, soulful education, students

Learning for themselves…

• February 19, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education
Tags: aims, effective teaching, life-long learning, personal skill-building, professionalism, respect, responsibility, soulful education, student needs, teacher training, teaching methodology, visions

Sad realities…

• February 18, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Play-based Learning, Special Education
Tags: accommodations, ADD, ADHD, children, connections, creativity, dumbing us down, imagination, life-long learning, nature, play-based learning, student needs, unschooling

Understanding Justice

• February 18, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Special Education
Tags: accommodations, aims, children, dyslexia, education policy, life-long learning, making a difference, personal skill-building, respect, special education, student needs, students, teaching methodology

Hacking my Education

• February 15, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Alternative Education, Authentic Education
Tags: aims, children, connections, creativity, curriculum, hacked education, homeschooling, imagination, life-long learning, pedagogy, personal skill-building, soulful education, spirituality, student needs, unschooling

Defining the American Muslim Child

• February 15, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Islamic Pedagogy, Spirituality
Tags: aims, American Muslim, citizenry, connections, humanizing, identity formation, Islamic education, Islamic schools, Islamic studies, life-long learning, motivation, personal skill-building, soulful education, spirituality

Understanding the need for mastery

• February 14, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Alternative Education, Authentic Education, Homeschooling
Tags: children, compentence, connections, control, curriculum, homeschooling, life-long learning, mastery, pedagogy, personal skill-building, soulful education, standardized testing, student needs, teach to the test, unschooling

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