rupert murdoch

ok - look what i'm missing on diigo.
why am i so glued to icyte?

really? - murdoch
such a great intro... he states the problem...

My friends, what we have here is a colossal failure of imagination. 

and then he goes against his intro - by sharing his idea of a better way..

And they get results: their students are now achieving scores equal to those attending schools for the gifted and talented. 

if the goal is equal scores... we are not being open to imagination.
we need to redefine success.. and let each person be themselves, or we are just doing more of the same. and throwing quite a bit of money at it

We know the old answer – simply throwing money at the problem – doesn’t work.

this above all others is incredible to my ears:

We must begin by exciting the imaginations of our young people. The key is not a computer or a tablet or some other device. The key is the software that will engage students and help teach them concepts and learn to think for themselves.

it is so not software (that begs purchase and limits learning all in one, nice), it is the devise that provides access, to whatever the kid wants to learn. missing it huge here...

algebra is not what everyone needs. if we want our greatest potential, it resides in letting each person be the best they can be. we need to trust the learner and trust learning.
of course this is hard for us to imagine, non-compulsory school, who would go? agreed - many wouldn't - school needs to be redefined before the allure would make non-compulsory so intriguing - all ages would be doing it daily. it would be like we were giving people permission to just live. and learn from living.
emmerson - self-reliance



another article via diigo...


shut up and listen - john hattie
''I think it's fascinating that we have a profession where kids come to school to watch us work,'' he said.

seth godin

Seth's Blog: Getting funded is not the same as succeeding
note to self

anya kamenetz

as posted on fastcompany

love it Anya - huge thank you..

james bach

indispensable skills

shaun cornally

otherwise known as @thinkthankthunk

brilliant man..
guide kids to do something that is worth wondering




via @willrich45

paul lockhart

the mathematicians lament -
what a great revisit.. i don't think i've read it in a couple of years, at least one year.

i love this part:

Yes, but before you can write your own poems you need to learn the
alphabet. The process has to begin somewhere. You have to walk
before you can run.
SALVIATI: No, you have to have something you want to run toward. 

yeah.

yaacov hecht

just finished Yaacov's Deomocratic Education
[will try to come back later and fill in holes, etc - so rich]

holy cow.
does each book i read really get better? is the order really this divine? or am i just finally drinking in life.. each day.. and that's how it works..

Emmerson - live ever in a new day.

so Yaacov... wow
what esp resonated were the personal stories: 

• the kid who played soccer for 3 years, the parents were worried and decided to take him to another school. Yaacov told them one thing - he would be successful wherever they took him. and he was. 
• Elad, coming in as severely learning disabled. stops talking at home. even though the parents aren't asking about school, he still feels defined as disabled, by that square, we call school. once their true feelings are shared, Elad is released to be himself.  ends up teaching himself to read, said at that point it was cake, got a masters in history. his mom said - she had been so concerned about treatments, she had missed knowing her son.
• people wondering what the heck you are doing, wondering why you have no definite solutions or answers to their questions, swimming in the unknowing, the growing, yet longing for solace to those seeking quick fixes.
• believing in kindness, no matter how ridiculous.
• trusting in learning, no matter how far removed (from our squareism)
• trusting in the learner - to get what they need
• working with a system who's mission statements say they want what you are doing, but aren't giving it enough space/trust to happen/flourish
• believing in random paths of learning per learner's choice
• learning how connected we all are, how related different people (student, parent, teacher, admin, community member) are to the same process
• failing to see what you are ridding in yourself
• the intense love for people

definitely experienced your 3 types of entry:

• freedom shock
• overachiever
• at home

agree with what parents/adults need to do:

• give space, even with your eyes
• model areas of growth yourself

absolutely get the box within the world that we try to fit everyone in.. outside the box is considered lazy, ridiculous, unworthy, not credentialable - loved where that mayor asked if you believed surfing was worthy of credentialing

huge confirmation that if school wants to be good for people, the world, it needs to be non-compulsory, it needs to do a get-pivot gyration of zooming into an interdependent status for personalization and zooming out to the community/world for generosity

4 basic parts of the spiral of not knowing:

• not knowing area
• discover area
• knowing area
• doubt area

my questions...

• does a focus on human rights create the need for procedures, is it possible to focus on a culture of trust rather than rights
• in my ignorance, in my not knowing - it felt meeting heavy
• can we get to a place where we're just living.. taking care of issues as they come, on the spot, as human beings, rather than needing to call a meeting
• same for prof development, can't it just come as naturally as the kid, playing soccer, doing their thing
• i do feel we need a time of detox, because most of us have been intoxicated by the square, but once we've reconditioned our minds (as in unleashing them) will we need all this call to order - parliament procedure? i honestly don't know. my gut says no, but that's just my gut
• they all had their own keys.. love it

love the incubation - reminds of our 12+ as quasi career and detox
year 1: search (notice?) year 2: deepening (dream?)  year 3: production (connect?)  year 4: application (do?)

i want to go to Israel. i want to see Yaacov's eyes. (thought i feel i have.)
i want to hug Elad. i want to embrace his mom.

so ... i will do all of that here.
we're doing that here Yaacov. we love your voice and your story and your strength and your commitment to do and to search.
thank you deeply Yaacov. Sheerly.. Yaniv

ralph waldo emmerson

to Yaacov Hecht (and everyone)

after reading this from Yaacov:
sometimes people around me accuse me of inconsistency and feel frustrated when yesterday's truth disintegrates before their eyes.
sometimes i would rather rest on "safe ground", to feel like "the winner" who has discovered the truth, to stop searching.
the sense of "unknowing" recharges me every time,
burns in me like a fire that joins the fire of my incendiary comrades.
some are not considered classic stories of success, ... but this is exactly why they should be told.


i read this from Ralph:
from Self-Reliance via the Domino Project - happy 208th

ralph waldo emmerson

Do your work, and I shall know you.
Do your work, and you shall reinforce yourself.

- Emmerson in Self-Reliance via the Domino Project

ji lee

I believe the Matrix is very real. We may not be the unconscious batteries living in the delusion of the programs created by the machines, but we live in the delusion of the rules and belief systems created by our parents, teachers, colleagues, bosses and society designed to control us. It's a delusion because we're not living the life according to our true self. We're not listening to our inner voices because we're taught our own voices are wrong and inappropriate. So we live the life of others, a program created by others, because of the fear of being wrong and outcast.                    

                                                   - Ji Lee (in Emmerson's Self-Reliance via the Domino Project)

fastcodesign

3 levels of prototyping to enhance embracing failures

simon sinek

you don't know what you don't know

go outside

area of conscious/rationale - 2 feet radius
area of subconscious - 11 acres radius

the invisible gorilla

Again and again, we think we experience and understand the world as it is, but our thoughts are beset by everyday illusions. We write traffic laws and build criminal cases on the assumption that people will notice when something unusual happens right in front of them. We're sure we know where we were on 9/11, falsely believing that vivid memories are seared into our mind with perfect fidelity. And as a society, we spend billions on devices to train our brains because we're continually tempted by the lure of quick fixes and effortless self-improvement." --from the book's website.

Christopher Chabris received his B.A. in computer science and his Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University, where he was also a Lecturer and Research Associate for many years. He is now Assistant Professor of Psychology at Union College in Schenectady, New York, Adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology at Albany Medical College, and a Visiting Scholar at the MIT Center for Collective Intelligence. His research focuses on two main areas: how people differ from one another in mental abilities and patterns of behavior, and how cognitive illusions affect our decisions. He has published papers on a diverse array of topics, including human intelligence, beauty and the brain, face recognition, the Mozart effect, group performance, and visual cognition. Chris also writes occasionally for the Wall Street Journal. Chris is also a chess master and poker amateur.

Daniel Simons is a Professor in the Department of Psychology and the Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois. Simons received his B.A. in Psychology and Cognitive Science from Carleton College and his Ph.D. in Experimental Psychology from Cornell University. He then spent five years on the faculty at Harvard University before moving to Illinois in 2002. His scholarly research focuses on the limits of human perception, memory, and awareness, and he is best known for his research showing that people are far less aware of their visual surroundings than they think. His work is published in top scientific journals and is discussed regularly in the popular media. His studies and demonstrations have been exhibited in more than a dozen science museums worldwide. In his spare time, he enjoys juggling, bridge, and chess.






showed the video of the gorilla with the white t's playing ball
the fact that we don't notice that we don't notice
illusion that what you're seeing is not what it actually is

what you want to do - is know when you have limitations, or that you'll be missing things.. make efforts toward limiting your consequences

difference between tracking and noticing the unexpected

the bad part is that we assume we won't miss things.. when actually we will

the more you know yourself - the more you can teach yourself self-awareness
the illusion of knowledge - shows how rarely we self-assess ourselves..

collective intelligence with computer - but that doesn't mean we all the time know where the knowledge is and where to retrieve it..
when we see a headline - we have surface familiarity.. if we don't continual self-test it

flash bulb memories - we have an illusion of memory - esp the extreme experiences - that we assume accuracy
justin kreuger and david dunning - the curse of overconfidence - the people worst at something are usually the most confident??
they end up ignoring the richer nuance.. trend for most people
it's only after you have a bit of knowledge that you realize what you don't know

very easy to get off on any data and miss what's important

illusion of cause - we quickly decide that two things related - the first caused the second - we reason based on individual stories
illusion of potential - seeking quick fixes
thinks dan coyle etc have gone too far in the other direction - saying there is no talent..
financial crisis - a historical event is an anecdote. all we know is now.
compensation - in a lot of cases, judgment of success is based on how company is doing.. a lot of time, could be doing well regardless of ceo and vice versa.. we assign cause and responsibility when you don't have good reason
we don't hear about all the risk takers that took a risk and failed..
self help industry boosts self-confidence - if you are more confident - even if it's false - it does help

seth godin

dr seuss never took an advance
He wanted his publisher to have the same incentives he did.

artspace

cool jets
happening
via the reporter herald

randy nelson

improv:

• accept every offer   [raining a lot in here, you don't say, raining inside, you say, that's why we have umbrellas]
• make your partner look good

search for men to walk on the moon
depth:
need people who had failed and recovered - core skill of innovators is error recovery, not failure avoidance

mastery in anything is a really good predictor in anything you want done.

that sense of - i'm going to get to the top of the mtn separates them from most else..
one of the great things about the proof of a portfolio vs the promise of a resume
breath:
we want someone who is more interested than interesting
communication:
involves translation
collaboration: (most important of these four)
cooperation - protocol that allows you not to get in each other's way
collaboration means amplification - brings depth, breath and allows to communicate on multiple levels.

school - we have this untapped resource - our students are the solution -

thanks to Steve Mogg for posting this on colllabo

sam chaltain

the freedom to learn


how do people learn best?

from waiting for superman - it's not about perfecting the teacher's aim
what are the skills of a free people?
communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, ...
we don't have to answer that question the same way - but we have to be asking it..

what in the end does it really mean to be free?
to discover one's full worth and have the means to unleash one's full potential

democracy is not a fixed concept.. it's less about the what of the past and more about the who of now/future

thanks to Steve Mogg for posting this on colllabo

mike mccarthy

could you upset the ruts of traditional thinking..
could we run a school that valued all kids...

expoditionary learning
staff makes their own schedules.. decide what

my job is to protect, support, make sure they have time and resources..
the protection - when they are out on a limb - and seems risky - we all know the only way to learn is to take risks..

focus needs to be on learning..
how much are we learning here..

seth godin

which of the four are getting in the way..

nic askew

without gratitude nothing is enough.

look what you have.

today we chat a lot. but we don't converse. we are not captured. it's a matter of exchanging rather than creating.

when did conversation last lead you to a place of freedom.

wisdom is a love affair with questions. knowledge is a love affair with answers.