This is so great. So quoteworthy. So educational.
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Like any good 50 cent song, biology is just about sex, and not dying.
Hank Green
Your Daily Bowie: bed version 2.0, he snuck into my spot in the bed! What a rascal!
but look at his little face, it’s just the picture of innocence
” if you can dream it you can do it “ – walt disney
Now here is my problem with Disney princesses, they instill this idea into young girls that the most worthwhile thing they can dream of is romantic love. Five out of the six gifs portraying girls focus on finding their “prince charming.” It’s my personal opinion that this should not be the focus of young children’s entertainment. And don’t get me wrong, I know that people of all sorts of ages watch these movies, but we shouldn’t forget that they’re targeted at kids. I’m also not saying that there should never be princes, or love stories, I just think it’s ridiculous that that is the primary focus of so many kids movies. I mean, when I was seven or eight, I don’t think about boys like that at all, I was much more interested in playing with cars in the dirt and catching caterpillars and reading about balloon trees and cloud breathing dragons and talking animals and magical quests. These things are sometimes in Disney movies too, but they’re almost always focused on boys. Boys are expected to be the heroes, and the brave and valiant knights, the kids who want to float away on baloons.
That is simply an unfair and inaccurate division of childhood. Girls want to be heroes too, girls are tired of waiting for princes.
It just makes me mad some time.
EVERYBODY WATCH! I AM A GOOSEBUMP!
This is lovely. If you haven’t read The Fault In Our Stars yet, and want to avoid thematic spoilers, I recommend waiting to watch this. But do come back!
(Source: http://www.youtube.com/)
What Americans Keep Ignoring About Finland’s School Success
In the Finnish view, as Sahlberg describes it, this means that schools should be healthy, safe environments for children. This starts with the basics. Finland offers all pupils free school meals, easy access to health care, psychological counseling, and individualized student guidance.
In fact, since academic excellence wasn’t a particular priority on the Finnish to-do list, when Finland’s students scored so high on the first PISA survey in 2001, many Finns thought the results must be a mistake. But subsequent PISA tests confirmed that Finland — unlike, say, very similar countries such as Norway — was producing academic excellence through its particular policy focus on equity.
In the Finnish view, as Sahlberg describes it, this means that schools should be healthy, safe environments for children. This starts with the basics. Finland offers all pupils free school meals, easy access to health care, psychological counseling, and individualized student guidance.
In fact, since academic excellence wasn’t a particular priority on the Finnish to-do list, when Finland’s students scored so high on the first PISA survey in 2001, many Finns thought the results must be a mistake. But subsequent PISA tests confirmed that Finland — unlike, say, very similar countries such as Norway — was producing academic excellence through its particular policy focus on equity.
In his book Sahlberg quotes a line from Finnish writer named Samuli Paronen: “Real winners do not compete.” It’s hard to think of a more un-American idea, but when it comes to education, Finland’s success shows that the Finnish attitude might have merits. There are no lists of best schools or teachers in Finland. The main driver of education policy is not competition between teachers and between schools, but cooperation.
This is a really inspiring structure for education, it kind of makes me feel hopeful.
http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf
An excellent and concise description of SOPA and PIPA and why they are a threat to the internet and freedom of speech.
If you are an American citizen, please contact your government representatives and remind them that you vote, and that you don’t like this.
(Source: http://video.ted.com/)
10 Questions That Create Success
1. Have I made certain that those I love feel loved?
2. Have I done something today that improved the world?
3. Have I conditioned my body to be more strong flexible and resilient?
4. Have I reviewed and honed my plans for the future?
5. Have I acted in private with the same integrity I exhibit in public?
6. Have I avoided unkind words and deeds?
7. Have I accomplished something worthwhile?
8. Have I helped someone less fortunate?
9. Have I collected some wonderful memories?
10. Have I felt grateful for the incredible gift of being alive?
I have never been particularly interested in reading news articles, but I absolutely love the ‘5 things you need to know in the news’ emails I get from linkedin each week. They vary from strategies to use in the workplace, exciting research, and the latest buzz surrounding start ups. We get so many automated emails these days, from mailing lists, facebook, goodreads, what these people are up to, what you’re friend likes, 50% off this book etc. but this is one of the only ones I actually save and read. If you have a linkedin account I highly recommend taking a look at these emails.
I made this bookmark like a long time ago but yes DFTBA
for ms. kamilah <3
I love Dana <3
