http://newsoffuture.com/future_education/ Future News for Year 2020 and Beyond en Copyright 2012 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:47:40 +0000 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2ysb5-20051201 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss
NASA did a well-cited study that suggests that you can increase performance by up to 34% and alertness by up to 54%, if you take a 26 minute nap during the day. The study was done in another environment with adults, but I think that it says something about the future possibilities of performance related to taking a nap.

We can easily adjust the school day to include 30 minutes for a nap after lunch, if it means improvement in education. I wouldn’t mind having my kids come home 30 minutes later each day if they have been given a better chance to absorb their learning (not only because of their own nap, but also their peers). ]]> http://newsoffuture.com/future_education/let_us_sleep_to_greater_education.html http://newsoffuture.com/future_education/let_us_sleep_to_greater_education.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:47:40 +0000
Have you had such a child in your class? Did it make your teaching easier? I bet it did and I believe there is a way for the rest of your students to join as well in the future.

Engagement from parents is the key to a child’s upbringing and we have the knowledge on what parents should do to raise their child with the appropriate skill to absorb education. How can we then, in the best way, get this information to the parents so that they can prepare their kids to be passionate learners before they step into school for the first time? ]]> http://newsoffuture.com/future_education/ignite_the_virtuous_cycle_of_education.html http://newsoffuture.com/future_education/ignite_the_virtuous_cycle_of_education.html Wed, 04 Jan 2012 12:12:03 +0000 This is Isabella and she is on her way to school. It is her first day and she is very excited. What Isabella is not considering when she steps in to the school today is that she will spend about 15,000 hours in this institution.

It is her obligation to show up for class every day and in return we are suppose to give her the best education possible with existing means, for her to become a harmonious person and citizen.

Today we measure the success of our students by math and reading scores, but here we have 15,000 hours with Isabella in a group of other students, led by experienced and educated teachers. Aren’t there other skills that we would like her to have? ]]> http://newsoffuture.com/future_education/the_future_of_education_needs.html http://newsoffuture.com/future_education/the_future_of_education_needs.html Curriculum Tue, 27 Dec 2011 12:18:56 +0000