Skip Zilla's Blog – March 2012 Archive (5)

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Eva Brann on Heraclitus and Socrates

I think this sense, that truth lies most patent in what is most ordinary and is for that very reason least apprehended, is the first motive of philosophy. Socrates, that Post-Heraclitean, will call it “wonder”: “For that is the special affect of the lover of wisdom (philosophos)—wondering” (Theatetus 155d). There is, to be sure, a difference. Heraclitus observes the Common surrounding us all and blames humankind for being estranged from it; Socrates tries to induce a sense of estrangement…

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Added by Skip Zilla on March 30, 2012 at 4:03pm — No Comments

Telling children the truth - Marian Wright Edelman

“What’s wrong with our children? Adults telling children to be honest while lying and cheating. Adults telling children to not be violent while marketing and glorifying violence… I believe that adult hypocrisy is the biggest problem children face in America.”…

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Added by Skip Zilla on March 21, 2012 at 9:37pm — No Comments

CA middle-schoolers interview Sir Ken Robinson

Justin Schwamm originally shared this post:
Another great find by Brian,@iEducator on Twitter: an interview with Sir Ken Robinson, conducted by middle-school students in California, where he shares his…
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Added by Skip Zilla on March 17, 2012 at 5:05pm — 2 Comments

No child left mystified about money?

It seems to me that no children are truly educated until they understand where money comes from. Here's a great video which explains the…

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Added by Skip Zilla on March 16, 2012 at 11:32am — No Comments

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Added by Skip Zilla on March 15, 2012 at 2:21pm — No Comments

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