My goal was to question the conventional wisdom of traditional education systems.
Children who are physically fit absorb and retain new information more effectively than children who are out of shape, a new study finds, raising timely questions about the wisdom of slashing physical education programs at schools.
Cindy Adams may say "Only in New York, kids, only in New York," but only in myopic America would an art project called "Discovering Ganesh" make sense (surely the billion or so people around the globe who practice Hinduism know all about the elephantine deity who is credited with taking care of education, knowledge, wisdom, wealth, and most other good things).
By John Donohue August 12 , 2008Cindy Adams may say "Only in New York, kids, only in New York," but only in myopic America would an art project called "Discovering Ganesh" make sense (surely the billion or so people around the globe who practice Hinduism know all about the elephantine deity who is credited with taking care of education, knowledge, wisdom, wealth, and most other good things).
So it may be worth rethinking the wisdom of ever-expanding higher education.
More broadly, those who question the wisdom of extending early-childhood education cite research showing that third and fourth graders who are part of the federal government's Head Start program and other such initiatives perform no better on standardized tests than do their peers who never attended preschool.
He is dedicated to the value of education in bringing wisdom to life, focusing on the fundamental principle that emotional and physical wellbeing are interconnected and equally essential.
Lee S. Shulman, the president of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, took the education award for "The Wisdom of Practice: Essays on Teaching, Learning and Learning to Teach" (Jossey-Bass, 2004).
Through this love, our authentic selves emerge, making us capable of reaching an even higher degree of wisdom than from education alone.
Seeing a dire need for student attention and regulation training, she brings the essence of wisdom traditions to education through innovative program development.
