I had another title for this post: Evoke Feelings for Fractions, Photosynthesis, & Forces. But I thought that some readers might find that a bit odd. We don’t talk much about feelings in education. There are many reasons for that, but I think one of the most important is that many people don’t see what feelings […]
Month: February 2016
The Controversial Origins of The Encyclopedia
Did you hear? Thank you Addison Anderson for this great YouTube! Imaginative educators thank you, too. This is a gem. History teachers…language teachers…teachers learning about Imaginative Education and Philosophic Understanding. Revolt and idealism, humanization, injustice, drama, extremes & limits of reality…20 million words (in the original encyclopedia, not this post! Don’t worry.) How some of the […]
For The Love of Language: How To Inspire Students
This post is for all you imaginative English language and/or second language teachers out there… But first! Halt! I learned a new word and it’s awesome. S C R A U N C H E D Do you know this word? To scraunch means to make a crunching or crushing noise–like with shoes on gravel. Scraunched–the past tense of […]