saw the following quote from the book Walden Two while reading an article:
Since our children remain happy, energetic, and curious, we don’t need to teach “subjects” at all. We teach only the techniques of learning and thinking. As for
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Category Archive: 15. MisCellANeous
May
02
an extract from Walden Two
Mar
09
when behaviours and values are rewarded in monetary terms
the following series of dialogues is motivated by the announcement yesterday that MOE is going to start rewarding students with money for their good behaviours and values (or characters, whatever you call it). this is just going to be another long tail …
Nov
18
indesign cs5 tips reminder
am attending a workshop on InDesign CS5 these two days at NTU ACL1. here’s some tips to remember for the future:
1. Fast changing of shapes (e.g.) while retaining all specs
- Use “Pathfinder” (via “Windows” –> “Object & Layout”)…
Sep
07
education has a long tail …
this is the second (or is it the third!?) time that i was locked out of the new SOEasy (to be locked out) email system, and it’s 1hr now and the password reset isnt here. so thought i could take …
Aug
22
it’s always good to learn from stronger n better others
正是知己知彼百战百胜, we have always heard and admired how well the Finnish’s system’s doing, and this morning saw the article “Why Are Finland’s Schools Successful?” being retweeted, and took a quick look and copied down some lines and some …