Moving at the Speed of Creativity

Category: philosophy

  • Dewey on Book Work and Opportunities for Mistakes

    Here is a quotation worth considering in our communications landscape awash in information: From “Democracy and education: an introduction to the philosophy of education” by John Dewey, published in 1916. In Chapter Fifteen: “Play and Work in the Curriculum” he wrote: Doubtless the fact that children normally engage in play and work out of school…

  • Steven Covey on Personal Leadership at #iste11

    These are my notes from Steven Covey‘s keynote address at the ISTE Conference in Philadelphia on June 28, 2011. Steven presented over a videoconference connection. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Leadership is a choice, not a position – I define leadership differently than most people Today I want to discuss leading your…

  • Convivial Technologies, Storychasers and Digital Storytelling

    In his 2001 book, “High Tech/High Touch. Technology and our Accelerated Search for Meaning,” John Naisbitt argued modern technologies often encourage us to live “distanced and distracted lives.” Certainly that critical observation is even more true ten years later in 2011 with the growing ubiquity of social networking sites and mobile phones than it was…

  • Learning about Philosophy with Younger Kids

    Thanks to a VoiceThread project on “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs” by one of my UNT students, I learned recently about the website “Teaching Children Philosophy.” Tom Wartenberg, the creator of the website, published the book “Big Ideas for Little Kids: Teaching Philosophy through Children’s Literature” in 2009. Tom built his website…

  • Carl Anderson on Learning and the Purpose of School (video)

    Yesterday in St Paul, Minnesota, I had an opportunity to interview educator Carl Anderson about his ideas on learning and the purpose of school. Carl has been conducting interviews with many people the last few years and asking them about these topics, and he’s heard some diverse answers. Many people disagree about the purpose of…

  • We Need More Hawkeyes

    Guest post from Richard Byrne. Every year I review thousands of free web-based resources on my own blog. Many are the times that I get emails or comments from readers telling me that they cannot use one of the resources I’ve reviewed because the resource is blocked by a filter. There’s not much that I…

  • Education can empower us with skills to act upon the world

    The purposes of education extend far beyond the narrow “achievement” which is measured on standardized assessments. Mike Rose reminds us of some of the most important purposes of education on pages 36-38 of his wonderful book, “Why School? Reclaiming Education for All of Us.” He writes: Reading and writing gave me skills to create with…

  • Book recommendations for teachers to be (pre-service teachers)

    I good friend of mine and classmate from college is considering entering the teaching profession as a second career after he retires from the Air Force in a couple years. He asked me for my recommendations of books to read about teaching and being a teacher, and I thought I’d share my list here so…

  • A touching story about Dad, the hero

    This recent post by Martin Jorgensen is one of the most heartfelt and touching stories I’ve read in quite awhile. Savor and bask in the sunshine the day may offer. Martin’s website is “The Digital Narrative.” Technorati Tags: life, philosophy, dad, father, hero If you enjoyed this post and found it useful, subscribe to Wes’…

  • Two worthy quotations on leadership and passion

    Here are two nuggets worth reading and sharing with others relating to leadership, passion and learning. From Tracy Rosen via a blog comment: “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”…