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Homework | Ben Kestner's Blog
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Ben Kestner's Blog. October 1, 2012. Http:/ www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/post/3-new-guidelines-for-healthy-homework/2012/06/25/gJQAFcV30V blog.html. Link to Article from Washington Post. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). UK Primary Schools on Right Track. Avid re...
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How to Escape Education’s Death Valley | Ben Kestner's Blog
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Ben Kestner's Blog. How to Escape Education’s Death Valley. October 3, 2013. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). Newer post →. Blog at...
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Fixed versus Growth Mindset | Ben Kestner's Blog
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Ben Kestner's Blog. Fixed versus Growth Mindset. November 9, 2013. Professor Carol Dweck on how students’ mindsets shape their motivation and learning. – “15 years of research show that praising children’s intelligence harms them”. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). RT @ Trump...
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The 6 Essential Features of a 21st century Education | Ben Kestner's Blog
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Ben Kestner's Blog. The 6 Essential Features of a 21st century Education. January 30, 2014. In his introduction to John Gatto’s book. 8220;Dumbing us Down-The Hidden Curriculum of compulsory Schooling”, David Albert lists Dan Greenberg’s. Six consensus points which he says leading educators, business leaders and government officials agree are the essential features of an education that would meet the needs of society in the 21st century. Our school is called Glacier Lake School. 2 People will be faced wi...
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ENGAGING, ACHIEVABLE and ADDICTIVE. | Ben Kestner's Blog
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Ben Kestner's Blog. ENGAGING, ACHIEVABLE and ADDICTIVE. March 24, 2013. We know so much more about the brain than we did even 10 or 15 years ago thanks to research around the world led by organizations such the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO). And the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS). Individuals such as JoAnn Deak. Achievable, for the reasons I have mentioned (not too easy and not too hard). Educators need to focus on these things. If we can get kids to be ‘e...Click...
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Uncategorized | Ben Kestner's Blog
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Ben Kestner's Blog. Does Your School work for your Child? March 14, 2016. AS Neil, the founder of one of the world’s oldest democratic schools once said, The school should fit the child, not the child fit the school. The administration in schools spend hours, days, weeks and months tweaking or snipping around the edges of a school system with the aim of improving test scores and trying to help children understand and retain the information given. Schools try instructional grouping. I, of course was being...
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Life Long Learning | Ben Kestner's Blog
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Ben Kestner's Blog. January 17, 2013. This is quite possibly the best (and funniest) graphic representation of ‘Life Long Learning’ I’ve seen. Thanks to Dennis Littky for tweeting this. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). European...
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Frappuccino Drinker or Philosopher? | Ben Kestner's Blog
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Ben Kestner's Blog. Frappuccino Drinker or Philosopher? February 8, 2013. Twitter has been around for a few years now (July 2006 to be precise) and has evolved from being purely a micro-social networking opportunity to tell your followers that you are say, in Starbucks enjoying a nice strawberries and cream Frappuccino, to a useful tool for sharing ideas, opinions and stories. What about us educators? How could twitter be useful? 1) Ask someone who’s using it. 2) PLAY with it. Newer post →. Fill in your ...
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The Learning Revolution | Ben Kestner's Blog
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Ben Kestner's Blog. How Technology is bringing back the Real Teacher. A good teacher has always been much more than a giver of information, the source of knowledge. A good teacher is a coach, guide, mentor and facilitator; someone who is always curious and always seeking to learn; someone who celebrates not knowing, the unknown and seeks truth and meaning. Some teachers fear loss of control and the loss of power. These are the teachers who went into the profession for the control and power. Good teachers...
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How Youth Learn – by a student | Ben Kestner's Blog
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Ben Kestner's Blog. How Youth Learn – by a student. January 15, 2013. Share on Facebook (Opens in new window). Click to email (Opens in new window). Click to print (Opens in new window). Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window). Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window). Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window). Click to share on Google (Opens in new window). Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window). Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window). Newer post →. Even when tryi...