Goodies // Random Awesomeness I Encounter

Is this going to be on the test?

By Ben | education, quotes

The best response to that question I've ever heard, to date, courtesy of John Green [&hellip

Jake the Dog has a Growth Mindset

By Ben | education, inspirational, pop culture, quotes

And the relevant clip from the actual episode: by Hannah Hughes, via Neatorama

Children Can Use Mathematics to Make Something- Something Interesting

By Ben | education, math, quotes

Seymour Papert: "But children, what can they make with mathematics? Not much. They sit in [&hellip

Things I've Said to My Children

By Ben | art, funny, quotes

"This is a collection of posters featuring phrases that have left my mouth only because [&hellip

Atticus Finch on Courage

By Ben | quotes

"I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that [&hellip

On Subtlety and Intelligence

By Ben | education, quotes

Quote from Neal Stephenson's The Diamond Age. Princess Nell's Crest via moogoob on DeviantArt   &nbsp

"Be So Good They Can't Ignore You"

By Ben | quotes

Right now this is my favorite desktop wallpaper image. Also a great quote. Here's the [&hellip

It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, but....

By Ben | inspirational, quotes, religion

via voices-visions.org "It is not your responsibility to finish the work of perfecting the world, [&hellip

Zen and Fermat's Last Theorem

By Ben | education, quotes

If all I want is for my students to enjoy the journey, to enjoy the [&hellip

The shame of educational computing.

By Ben | education, quotes, technology

“I think that it is shameful that the education world has allowed the computer industry [&hellip

The best fun is hard fun

By Ben | education, quotes

“The third big idea is hard fun. We learn best and we work best if [&hellip

Covering Ass vs. Quality

By Ben | education, quotes

It is this freedom of the teacher to decide and, indeed, the freedom of the [&hellip

Changing concepts of school

By Ben | education, quotes, technology

I think if your concept of school is what school is as you’ve seen it [&hellip

Monitoring Clicks vs. Sharing Joy

By Ben | education, quotes, technology

DON’T: get hung up monitoring your kids’ every mouse click DO: begin to share their [&hellip