Cool links extravaganza

Ignore the fact that I’m really tired and enjoy the links to videos of technology that works on regular paper, teaches you how to read differently and an article all about teachers selling their own lesson plans. Hooray!

Theatre paper is a go!!

I sort of wander around ideas I’m gonna write up in my next theatre paper. I’m actually TOTALLY EXCITED for it in case you couldn’t tell. Especially because I had NO idea what I was going to address before this! !!

Puzzling Out the Value of Desires and Satisfactions

You know what I love talking about? The potential of the newly minted digital age. Let’s talk about the potential of youtube, the opera, the patterns of expectations in literature, and the value of tradition! Woohoo!

Education as a Human Right!

I read this article in the NY Times entitled “Are Too Many Students Going to College?” about why higher-level education shouldn’t be encouraged for so many high school students. My first reaction was (and still is) “What a ton of crap!” But, in many ways, the article shows exactly what’s so wrong with the US education system. Curious – read on, my friend!

20 Completely Nerdy Things I Love

See title. I’m not in a very academic mood today, so I thought I’d do something a little more random and fun.

Question Soup

Mmm, question soup. I have no particular focus today, it’s just a list of questions. Let’s discuss the TV show V, what the theatre means, literature, post-modernism, and performativity ala Judith Butler.

Focusing on Cleese’s Creativity

I talk about John Cleese’s talk about creativity, and discuss the importance of developing focus. (Focus! It’s essential to everything!) Also, some links to awesome Seattle companies that are exploring different ways to teach people through short animations.

Huzzah for links!

It’s not so much about thoughts today as it is about sharing some links to things that have been rattling around in my brain for the last week. Enjoy the random but interesting links to articles about education reform! Yay!

Why We Need to Be Creative

My reactions to Ken Robinson’s TED lecture about creativity. He discusses how the education system is flawed because it breeds information-storing subjects and not creative, flexible, inventive participants. I want to be the person who solves the problem he poses, so I take things on a personal level and try to deconstruct what he’s saying with my own anecdotes.

Why I Actually Am Enjoying School (Finally) In My Last Year

I just rave about cultural studies. It is awesome. I’m sure you gathered. That is all.