20. What the school system needs to understand is that its
strength lies, not in the strength of the central organization,
but in the strength of the individual school, not in making
one school like another, but in making each school a distinct
unit. The need of the system is the preservation of its units,
so that each school can keep itself alive, wide awake,
responsive to its people, easily adaptable, the best of its kind.
Angelo Patri -- A Schoolmaster of the Great City
25. If you want creative workers, give them
enough time to play.
- John Cleese
http://www.flickr.com/photos/edublogger/
838786841/
Photo by Ewan McIntosh
27. The illiterate of the 21st century will
not be those who cannot read and
write, but those who cannot learn,
unlearn and relearn.
-- Alvin Toffler
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35. Coalition of Essential
Schools
• Learning to use one’s mind well.
• Less is More, depth over coverage
• Goals apply to all students
• Personalization
• Student-as-worker, teacher-as-coach
• Demonstration of mastery
• A tone of decency and trust
• Commitment to the entire school
• Resources dedicated to teaching and learning
• Democracy and equity
http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/about/phil/10cps/10cps.html
36. High Tech High
• Personalization
• Adult World Connection
• Common Intellectual
Mission
http://www.hightechhigh.org/about/design-principles.php
37. Christian Long’s Learning Manifesto
• “Playing Small Does Not Serve The World:” Your Brain Is Your Brand.
• What Would Socrates Do?
• Nobody Cares That You Walked Uphill Both Ways in the Snow.
• Got Passion? If Not, I’ll Tell You What To Care About.
• My Memory Is Only As Big As My Heart, Otherwise I’ll Stick With Google.
• Look It Up Or Die.
• Collaboration Ain’t About Holding Hands. It’s About Going Places Fast.
• This Will Go Down On Your Permanent Record.
• It Ain’t About the Technology, It’s About Being Inside the Story
• Nobody Knows the Answer. Get Comfy With the Questions.
http://thinklab.typepad.com/think_lab/2007/01/the_future_of_l.html
59. A Convenient And Reasonably False Taxonomy
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