Comments on: Beyond “Did You Know?” A Video for Viral Times: “Did You Ever Wonder?”

By: Clay Burell

Clay Burell — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 23:02:56 +0000

@Linda,

Go to Bill Farren’s Education for Well-Being website and search this blog for “Farren” to see his four recent guest-posts. Bill’s much more focused on this issue than I am, and has much more knowledge about resources.

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By: Linda

Linda — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:19:59 +0000

I am a teacher . I have often wondered how to break out of this “cog in the wheel” curriculum that we are given to “teach.”
Is there a place where info. is available??
I teach 4th grade.
Thanks

By: Bill Farren: "The Age of Paradox" | Beyond School

Bill Farren: "The Age of Paradox" | Beyond School — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:24:08 +0000

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By: Bill Farren on Education for Well-Being: Random Acts of Deceleration | Beyond School

Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:33:54 +0000

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By: On Kindness and Gratitude 2.0 | Beyond School

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By: Seeking Shared Learning: Is There Anything As Important As the Economy?

Seeking Shared Learning: Is There Anything As Important As the Economy? — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 17:29:14 +0000

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By: "Did You Ever Wonder?" Guest Blogger Bill Farren on Education for Well-Being | Beyond School

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 06:10:48 +0000

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By: Sustainable development statement for GIN Conference | Global Issues Club

Sustainable development statement for GIN Conference | Global Issues Club — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:47:54 +0000

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By: Dangerously Irrelevant: Yes, there should be an economic aspect to schooling

Dangerously Irrelevant: Yes, there should be an economic aspect to schooling — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 02:00:32 +0000

[...] call for preparing students solely for economic competitiveness. Nor do I think it is fair to label William Farren’s excellent Did You Ever Wonder? video as a ‘vital counterpoint’ to the issues in the Did You Know? video. I see no reason why [...]

By: Clay Burell

Clay Burell — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:28:19 +0000

@MATT,

I passed your project on to a student in my school who wants to explore the possibility, so let me know if I can help more. Thanks and good luck. Sounds like a project worth repeating annually - maybe even incorporating with Project Global Cooling?

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