www.ted.com Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. [click to continue…]

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51mDoLZu0ZL. SL160  The Well Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home

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Product Description”Outstanding . . . should be on every home educator’s reference bookshelf. ” —Homeschooling Today This educational bestseller has dominated its field for the last decade, sparking a homeschooling movement that has only continued to grow. It will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school. Two veteran home educators outline the classical pattern of education—the trivium—which organizes learning around the maturing capacity of the child’s mind. With this model, you will be able to instruct your child in all levels of reading, writing, history, geography, mathematics, science, foreign languages, rhetoric, logic, art, and music, regardless of your own aptitude in those subjects. Newly revised and updated, The Well-Trained Mind includes detailed book lists with complete ordering information; up-to-date listings of resources, publications, and Internet links; and useful contact information. .

The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home

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Improves Acess to Higher Education in the United States

May 31, 2010

According to the American Association of Registrars and Admissions Officers Collegiate (AACRAO) press release, a new student loan landmark education law has been passed in Congress.

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New Education Website and Educational Materials Available at NASA.gov

May 30, 2010

Have you ever wondered what it would live and work in space? Follow the astronauts on the International Space Station in a series of videos that explain their daily routines. Knowing where to sleep, and how to eat, exercising, working and leisure time. Compare life in space life on Earth. Educators can use this series of videos and resources [...]

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Why Google Apps for Education?

May 26, 2010

www.google.com Jeff and Sam from Google talk about Google Apps Education Edition

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