Category: Quoteworthy
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Learning from the Finns
From Smithsonian Magazine’s Why Are Finland’s Schools Successful? article: All children—clever or less so—were to be taught in the same classrooms, with lots of special teacher help available to make sure no child really would be left behind. The inspectorate closed its doors in the early ’90s, turning accountability and inspection over to teachers and…
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Making It Easier
An intersting piece on Wikipedia’s citation policy and undocumented (not-written) cultural knowledge. “Publishing is a system of power and I mean that in a completely pleasant, accepting sense,” he said mischievously. “But it leaves out people.” via A Push to Redefine Knowledge at Wikipedia – NYTimes.com. Throwing away the rules of citation and verification isn’t…
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Finding Your Voice | zen habits
Just writing may not be so hard, but writing with your voice is harder. Leo Babauta of Zen Habits had a good list: Write a lot. Experiment boldly. Learn to hear yourself. Getting that voice from your head to the virtual paper. Find what feels true. Find clarity. Remove the noise. Use your voice. He…
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The effect of the Internet on journalism
[…] some of the fear about the decline of the traditional media industry stems from a fear of losing control over the machine he calls “The Epiphanator” — that giant engine that churns out happy and sad stories with tidy beginnings and satisfying conclusions. In its place we are seeing something much more like the…