The issue of technology and education has been a popular one for some time now, and it’s begun to raise the question, has the traditional classroom become a thing of the past? If we track the traditional classroom’s history, we’ll find that it had a lot to do with uniformity: 300 years ago, the British Empire thought it’d be handy to train all British subjects the same way so they all wrote in the same script, could read, and did math in their heads. All this was a great idea at the time and we owe much of our subsequent advancement to standardized schooling but times have changed, haven’t they? Continue reading
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TED Talk for Teens – The InnerKid Philosophy
We love TED Talks—how could we not? They are FREE ways to learn amazing ideas and concepts that help to save the world. We have shared a couple of our favorites with you, and will probably share a couple more. But this TED Talk is part of their TEDxTeen series.
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YOU Are the One We’ve Been Waiting For!
That’s right! You’re the hope for our planet’s future.
Does that surprise you? Are you bogged down with doomy gloomy news? We don’t blame you. It can be downright depressing. So cheer yourself up and watch Peter Diamandis’ inspiring 16-minute TED Talk: Abundance Is Our Future.
Take a deep breath and repeat after me, “Abundance Is Our Future.” Doesn’t that feel good?
Imagine a world where the average person only lives 40 years. Or a place where 10 times more children die each year than they do today. Continue reading