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Quiet struggles…

• April 15, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Child-led learning, Discrimination, History of Education
Tags: children, citizenry, connections, control, discrimination, humanizing, imagination, life-long learning, motivation, respect, soulful education, visions

Month of the Military Child

• April 1, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Child-led learning, Early Childhood Education
Tags: character education, children, citizenry, connections, early, life-long learning, military child, military family, responsibility

Your first day on earth

• March 21, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Early Childhood Education, Great Teachers
Tags: children, citizenry, connections, creativity, humanizing, imagination, Kid President, life-long learning, motivation, respect, soulful education, visions

Sacred Education

• January 28, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Posted in History of Education, Islamic Pedagogy, Spirituality
Tags: aims, children, citizenry, connections, effective teaching, empathy, Hamza Yusuf Hanson, humanizing, Islamic education, Islamic tradition, life-long learning, soulful education, spirituality, visions, Zaytuna College

Makoko Floating School

• January 19, 2014 • 4 Comments

Posted in Authentic Education, Creativity, Vision
Tags: children, citizenry, connections, creativity, imagination, life-long learning, motivation, personal skill-building, respect, responsibility, visions

Weeding Out

• January 7, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Educational Policy, History of Education, School is not education
Tags: aims, citizenry, control, creativity, education policy, Noam Chomsky, standardization, teach to the test

The System

• January 5, 2014 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, Authentic Education, Discrimination, Vision
Tags: aims, children, citizenry, control, dehumanizing, life-long learning, Prentice Powell, soulful education, spoken word, standardization, visions, youth

Learning to love

• December 5, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Authentic Education, Discrimination, Great Teachers
Tags: aims, children, citizenry, empathy, humanizing, life-long learning, making a difference, motivation, Nelson Mandela, respect, responsibility, soulful education, spirituality, visions, youth

Topsy-Turvy

• November 24, 2013 • 2 Comments

Posted in Aims, Responsibility vs Obedience, Vision
Tags: citizenry, civics, civil disobedience, Howard Zinn, law, Matt Damon

Handwritten

• November 22, 2013 • Leave a Comment

Posted in Aims, History of Education, Vision
Tags: aims, citizenry, civics, connections, curriculum, dignity, Gettysburg Address, history, life-long learning, making a difference, President Lincoln, President Obama, soulful education

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