I think I now know what the Jibbers has: Youthful Tendency Disorder. Too bad it’s not contagious.
“Youthful Tendency Disorder (YTD), a poorly understood neurological condition that afflicts an estimated 20 million U.S. children, is characterized by a variety of senseless, unproductive physical and mental exercises, often lasting hours at a time. In the thrall of YTD, sufferers run, jump, climb, twirl, shout, dance, do cartwheels, and enter unreal, unexplainable states of “make-believe.””
Get the full diagnosis here, courtesy of The Onion.
“What are the stories we tell ourselves about public education — and what are the stories we ought to be telling?”
By Sam Chaltain
Education Activist
I am sure many involved in education have seen this, but the increase in engagement in the classroom leads to competency and mastery of the subject. Although I am not a big fan of technology for younger students, this is definitely one way to flip the table and really connect with students.
“Salman Khan talks about how and why he created the remarkable Khan Academy, a carefully structured series of educational videos offering complete curricula in math and, now, other subjects. He shows the power of interactive exercises, and calls for teachers to consider flipping the traditional classroom script — give students video lectures to watch at home, and do “homework” in the classroom with the teacher available to help.”
Arooj Ahmad is a 16-year-old high school sophomore at Libertyville High School in suburban Chicago who wants to bring about practical change in the outdated American education system.
Full original post can be found here at Cooperative Catalyst.
I love following the page Humans of New York. They post pictures of people they find in New York and share a thought or a caption about the subject in the photo. The caption reads: “He’s worn it everyday since Halloween.” I saw this picture and I totally got it.
As the mother of a rambunctious, ‘all-boy’, four-year-old,I saw this picture and I totally got it. The excitement, the desire, the passion, the creativity, the light in the eyes of a child when they believe they can be anything and everything they want to be.
Look at this child’s expression. That’s pure innocence and the lived conviction of being able to do whatever you dream of. No one can tell him he can’t be a firefighter, or a firefighter and an astronaut or a firefighter and a chef or artist or whatever he wants to be.
After reading some of the comments, I realize many adults no longer get this: Did his parents wash it? Is he crazy? He needs a shower.
It’s like they’ve forgotten what childhood is all about: play, dreams, imagination, far off places, cut and paste, and lots of mess. Sad actually. Many educators have forgotten too.
As one commenter said: Tomorrow’s Hero. Hopefully he’ll help dreams come true.
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