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explore-blog: How to master your creative routine Pair with...

Fri, 24 May 2013 05:47:03 -0400

How to master your creative routine

Pair with more of Bradbury’s wisdom on the creative process.

Student Loan Problems: One Third Of Millennials Regret Going To College

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:03:17 -0400

Student Loan Problems: One Third Of Millennials Regret Going To College:

About one third of millennials say they would have been better off working, instead of going to college and paying tuition.

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Wed, 22 May 2013 10:19:43 -0400

Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley

Tue, 21 May 2013 08:25:00 -0400

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Ken Robinson: How to escape education’s death valley #TED : http://on.ted.com/eZwu

1. Individuality
2. Creativity
3. Curiosity

"Independent learning suggests ideas such as “self-taught,” or “autodidact.” These imply that..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:57:36 -0400

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Independent learning suggests ideas such as “self-taught,” or “autodidact.” These imply that independence means working solo. But that’s just not how it happens. People don’t learn in isolation. When I talk about independent learners, I don’t mean people learning alone. I’m talking about learning that happens independent of schools.

[…]

Anyone who really wants to learn without school has to find other people to learn with and from. That’s the open secret of learning outside of school. It’s a social act. Learning is something we do together.

Independent learners are interdependent learners.

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- Don’t Go Back to School – a must-read on how to fuel the internal engine of lifelong learning. (via explore-blog)

"Employers plan to hire only 2.1 percent more new college graduates this year than in 2012, according..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:27:42 -0400

“Employers plan to hire only 2.1 percent more new college graduates this year than in 2012, according to a survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers. Last fall they thought the increase would be 13 percent.”

- Things aren’t looking so good for the graduating class of 2013. Perhaps now is a better time than ever to consider avoiding “work,” finding your purpose, making glorious mistakes, and living the creative rather than the safe life. (via explore-blog)

"In a way, the best education you can get is just talking with people who are really smart and..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:05:27 -0400

“In a way, the best education you can get is just talking with people who are really smart and interested in things, and you can get that for the cost of lunch.”

- Don’t Go Back to School (via explore-blog)

3 Steps to Becoming a Master Learner

Fri, 17 May 2013 09:22:27 -0400

3 Steps to Becoming a Master Learner:

You can’t lead if you can’t learn. And not all adults learn that well. How to change that.

We’re California dreamin’ after seeing this awesome...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:35:21 -0400

We’re California dreamin’ after seeing this awesome lettering project!

Class: Lettering: Learn to Draw Illustrative Words
View project: http://skl.sh/15R8zPL
Created by: Kyle Marks

Stay curious.

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:49:09 -0400

Stay curious.

"Training teaches how to carry out a specific task more efficiently and reliably. Education, on the..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 05:04:46 -0400

“Training teaches how to carry out a specific task more efficiently and reliably. Education, on the other hand, opens and enriches a person’s mind. To train a person, you need know nothing about who they really are, or what they love, or why. Education reaches out to embrace the whole person. Historically, we have treated money as a matter of training, rather than education in its wider and more dignified sense.”

- What the philosophy of education teaches us about worrying less about money. (via explore-blog)

Abigail Besdin, from our Education team talks about...

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:20:11 -0400

Abigail Besdin, from our Education team talks about Skillshare’s history and the future of education.

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Mon, 13 May 2013 06:24:00 -0400

hithertokt: He’s baack. Sir Ken Robinson [TED Talks]: “How to...

Sat, 11 May 2013 09:02:13 -0400

hithertokt:

He’s baack.

Sir Ken Robinson [TED Talks]: “How to escape education’s death valley”

You know, central governments decide or state governments decide they know best and they’re going to tell you what to do. The trouble is that education doesn’t go on in the committee rooms of our legislative buildings. It happens in classrooms and schools, and the people who do it are the teachers and the students, and if you remove their discretion, it stops working. You have to put it back to the people.

About 54 percent of graduate students report feeling so depressed they have “a hard time functioning,” as opposed to ten percent of the general population.

Fri, 10 May 2013 10:23:00 -0400

About 54 percent of graduate students report feeling so depressed they have “a hard time functioning,” as opposed to ten percent of the general population.

"Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow."

Thu, 09 May 2013 09:36:31 -0400

“Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.”

- Anthony J. D’Angelo

"My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University..."

Tue, 07 May 2013 10:50:19 -0400

“My biggest motivation? Just to keep challenging myself. I see life almost like one long University education that I never had — everyday I’m learning something new.”

- Richard Branson

Check out Aleksandra’s take on “short &...

Mon, 06 May 2013 08:36:59 -0400

Check out Aleksandra’s take on “short & sweet” for the online class, “Lettering: Learn to Draw Illustrative Words.” Can you believe this was her first lettering attempt?!

View project: http://skl.sh/15MImlk
Created by: Aleksandra Kulecka

“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change...

Sun, 05 May 2013 10:48:40 -0400

“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”

Photo via designspiration.net

How to Avoid Testing Burnout | Edutopia

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:59:38 -0400

How to Avoid Testing Burnout | Edutopia