It began with this tweet: I hear some suggest everyone should learn to code. Ok. But should everyone learn basic woodworking? electrical work? cooking? plumbing? automotive? Those are all good things but is time part of the issue? How do all these good things get taught? Just thinking out loud.— Dean Shareski (@shareski) September 10, 2018 When ...… Read the rest
"Voice and Choice" "Equity" "Student Voice" These are words that dominate the educational change conversation today. They are important ideas but like so many words, they can lose their meaning and specificity as they permeate the lexicon. The short answer to the question "Are all voices equal?" is "No". The better answer is "It's complicated". Without going down ...… Read the rest
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Like many before this post started with a tweet.... Been thinking, prepare kids for jobs, or to solve problems or to be good citizens is important and all but recently I think preparing kids to have and maintain healthy bodies and minds should take priority. — Dean Shareski (@shareski) July 16, 2018 Today most inspirational messages, books and ...… Read the rest
If you're reading this and don't know what RSS is you likely also don't recall the term "Web 2.0". Really Simple Syndication for me was the poster child technology for the era where the early internet began to shift from a place where only certain folks with technical skill and software could contribute to the ...… Read the rest
As much as I love the ability to connect with current practitioners and other smart folks around innovative and interesting ideas in education, we have a wealth of knowledge that lives in the recent and more distant past that is often overlooked. The bombardment of "new" through current media offerings tends to overshadow the truths ...… Read the rest