Education

post thumbnail

Building Emotional Intelligence and Fostering Resilience in Children — Linda Lantieri

What are some of your hopes for the important children in your life? Whether they will be successful at realizing those hopes is dependent on whether we, the adults in their lives, have equipped them with the inner strength they will need to approach their day-to-day challenges as well as the big challenges life may throw them.

9Aug2008 | admin | 0 comments | Continued
post thumbnail

Too Much Green — Seth Greenland

Every major development in human history was brought about by someone who was once a kid who thought a little differently. But Galileo in fifth grade? Perhaps he wasn’t the easiest boy to teach in science class.

28Jun2008 | Seth | 1 comment | Continued
post thumbnail

Just the facts m’am . . . . .

• By 12th grade, our children score lower on math and science tests than most other kids in the world.
• We now have one of the highest high school dropout rates of any industrialized nation.
• Six million students are reading below their grade level.

30May2008 | Susan | 0 comments | Continued
post thumbnail

The New Elitism In Education Reform - Susan Kaiser Greenland

Obama again offered a nuanced approach. . . for those watching education he did something very interesting. He took the national stage to support a specific philosophy of learning – an integrative curriculum.

29May2008 | Susan | 0 comments | Continued
post thumbnail

Can happiness be taught? Susan Kaiser Greenland

Three factors working together seem to influence the happiness set point: 50% to genetics, 10% to life circumstances and a full 40% to a person’s intentional activity. The intentional activity is where mindfulness comes in.

24Apr2008 | Susan | 3 comments | Continued
post thumbnail

Women Rule, Even at Harvard - Amy Spies

President Faust could talk the Type A achievement/career talk but also walk the take charge, multi-tasking, nurturing, administrative, overseeing walk. . .

7Apr2008 | Amy | 0 comments | Continued
post thumbnail

Mindfulness, Mothering, Politics and Me - Susan Kaiser Greenland

I stopped blogging a few years back . . . but, after watching the Democratic debate in Ohio, I realized there were still some things I would like to say.

29Mar2008 | Susan | 0 comments | Continued
Close
Powered by ShareThis