Submitted by Phil on Mon, 10/11/2021 - 05:08
No constraints = no problem to solve = boredom
Submitted by Phil on Wed, 06/02/2021 - 10:06
In a great educational environment students are engaged/interested in learning/doing something they see value in, that provides a challenge that seems attainable, with people who they know care about them.
Submitted by Phil on Tue, 02/18/2020 - 14:48
Good afternoon, it is a profound honor to speak to you today, thank you. I am Phil Downs. I am a social studies teacher currently on assignment as the superintendent of Southwest Allen County Schools, and I was asked to speak for five minutes today on the research I have done into Indiana’s budget and its Voucher program.
Submitted by Phil on Thu, 12/26/2019 - 11:19
"Something inside one person takes external form — contained by a poem, picture, melody, play, etc — and through a certain kind of engagement, is transferred to the inside of someone else. Art as a transit system for images." - Lynda Barry
Submitted by Phil on Sat, 10/05/2019 - 10:34
In 1949, my parents were 10 years old, Harry Truman was president, the Mann Gulch fire revolutionized the study of forest fires, the Berlin Blockade ended, Mao Tse Tung became the premiere of the People’s Republic of China, the Geneva Convention was signed, Lucky Lady II performed the first non-stop circumnavigation flight of the planet, 1984 was published, NATO was established, Newfoundland joined Canada, the world's first commercially available computer, The Ferranti Mark 1, was released, and the first ISBA/IAPSS conference was held.
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