Beyond School

[This is Part 5 in a series. Click here for Part 1, here for Part 2, here for Part 3, and here for Part 4. Sometimes pushing a snowball starts an avalanche, and we need all the cool snow we can get for this. So please take a moment, and just push this snowball of a post to a few go-getting teens you know, and you'll have done your part. And thanks in advance.]

“Well begun is half done,” said some Greek or other.

So in that spirit of beginning well, I’m posting the Flixn video below for you to simply send to high school students in your area. It’s five minutes long, and gives the plan for the next year, culminating with teen rock concerts around the world that will be filmed and embedded on the project website.

All the nuts and bolts of the idea are there, in five or six simple steps.

I’ve never used Flixn before, but I think there’s a way you can embed this on other websites. Please feel free. Help something happen that will teach our teens that they have more power than schools generally let them realize. Here it is:

If you like this post, please spread it: (But don't tag it "education." That will bury it.)

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