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A Defense of the Formal Education System (of sorts)

Submitted by Kwarlizzle on Fri, 12/17/2010 - 12:41pm

    This paper chronicles some epiphanies I have had concerning the formal education system. We have spoken in class several times of the need of formal education reform. We have detailed how insufficient the current system is in creating creative thinkers or even educated thinkers. We have spoken of how the system sets many people up for failure and disregards many other children whose minds work in ways different from the ones prized by our system. I wholeheartedly agree with all these sentiments, but as I think on them, my mind harkens back to two incidents: a conversation I had with my friend who attended school in Ghana and a book I read for pleasure.

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Would You Like to Swing on a Star? Reflections on the Evolving Systems Project Year One

Submitted by alesnick on Mon, 05/24/2010 - 10:21pm

 

Would You Like to Swing on a Star?

Reflections on the Evolving Systems Project Year One

Alice Lesnick, May 24, 2010

 

Q: When the cosmos talks to us in its own terms, what does it say?

A: Notice that I am bigger and stranger than anything you have yet imagined based on your experiences to date.  And the more you experience and imagine, the bigger and stranger I will get.

-- Evolving Systems Web Forum, 7/31/09

 

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(Formerly) Traditional Students in the Revolutionary System

Submitted by alesnick on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 1:11pm

Sky Stegall

An exposition which supports being a revolutionary mentor or teacher, and talks about the challenges encountered by such a nontraditional approach.

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The Importance of Team Teaching/Collaboration Among Extra-Classroom Teachers

Submitted by alesnick on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 1:07pm

 

Caitlin O’Keefe

 

The following treatise explores the concepts of team teaching and extra-classroom teaching.

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On Becoming an Effective Praiser

Submitted by alesnick on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 1:00pm

 

Xuan-Shi, Lim

This paper presents instances of praising in tutoring and offers tips for making this strategy effective.

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Empowering Lessons

Submitted by alesnick on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 12:56pm

Lindsey Giblin

Impressions from a student about the Empowering Learners course offered in the Bi-Co Education Program.

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Social Stigmas and Fears in Art Education

Submitted by alesnick on Thu, 08/20/2009 - 12:54pm

Justine Garcia

A dissertation on education in art, encouraging students to self-expression, and effective critique.

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