What is Education For?
So when I began my research for my paper presentation, I had a question. I want to ask all of you that same question, which […]
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What is Education For?
Note: the key ideas for this write-up are based on a video titled “6 problems with our school system” The current system of schooling consists […]
Art for whose sake?
I have always wondered… If art is just a medium of expression? If it is a way to connect or of connecting? And is art […]
Creative Reuse in the Classroom: Waste as a Valuable Resource to Developing 21st century Learning & Life Skills in Children
The value of the arts to children’s learning, growth and development is undeniable. Significant research points to the fact that children who receive an arts-rich […]
Green Options for Second Careers
It is extremely heart-warming to see youngsters in their late teens or early twenties go in for courses and careers in nature conservation, farming, eco-activism, […]
April 2018: Editorial
Education: Digging up the Basics Exam fever, the ‘leaking’ of question papers, poor quality of education, student suicides, rape and child abuse in schools, large […]
If we love our children…
There is an urgent need to boldly reclaim the human scale of our schools If you loved your children you would see to it that […]
Book Review: Walking on Water: Reading, Writing, and Revolution
One of the most important components of both education and activism is contextualization. As Paulo Freire argued, learning must be rooted in the context in […]
Education for Essentials
What is most essential for children to learn considering the undeniable reality that our biosphere is in peril? First and foremost they will need to […]
Giving Hope to Youngsters
The present-day education reformers believe that schools are broken and market solutions are the only remedy. Many of them embrace disruptive innovations, primarily through online […]