“…seeing our creative capacities for the richness they are and seeing our children for the hope that they are…our task is to educate their whole being…”

Sir Ken Robinson “makes an entertaining (and profoundly moving) case for creating an education system that nurtures creativity, rather than undermining it. With ample anecdotes and witty asides, Robinson points out the many ways our schools fail to recognize — much less cultivate — the talents of many brilliant people. “We are educating people out of their creativity,” Robinson says. The universality of his message is evidenced by its rampant popularity online. A typical review: “If you have not yet seen Sir Ken Robinson’s TED talk, please stop whatever you’re doing and watch it now.”

You may click on the video below but I recommending watching the video here

TED – Inspired talks by the world’s greatest thinkers and doers! Thanks again, swissmiss

“I don’t think I could have written The Orange Shoes or created the character of Adella Porter, a young artist who learns firsthand that less can be more, if I hadn’t experienced our childhood Depression Club and my stubby pencils and envelope sketch book. In The Orange Shoes, Delly doesn’t have shoes and must walk a mile to school in her bare feet. But Delly doesn’t mind because she loves the feel of the dirt road under her feet; the sandy places and the dried mud places and the smooth places after the road scraper’s gone through. Less had become more. But when Delly does get a new pair of beautiful orange shoes, and wears them to school, just to show the girls at recess, her more is quickly and cruelly reduced to less as the girls kick, scrape and scuff her new shoes until they are ruined. (This playground bullying actually happened to me!) But Delly Porter is a talented young artist, who takes her ruined shoes and turns them into much more than anyone could imagine.”

Read more from this essay, written by author Trinka Hakes Noble for Powell’s, about her latest book “The Orange Shoes”.

An “Alphabet of Endangered Species in the British Isles” poster (framed) is an excellent way to artfully dress your walls with an educational tool that both children and adults can appreciate.

Present &Correct has just informed me that my poster is on it’s way. Thank You, I am looking forward to seeing what you come out with next.

To learn more about endangered species in the British Isles, get a jump start with wikipedia.

Educate yourself, your students and your children with the help of these articles listed on the “Raising Good Citizens” page at TVO.org.

This site overall, is a great resource for advice, news, interactive tools, and the latest educational research — bringing together parents, care-givers, and education experts from across the globe.

Yes the “O” in “TVO” stands for Ontario but don’t let that turn you off. There are plenty of resources here for the global community – follow the links to learn more and take some time to do your own investigations and research. I would like to encourage you to share your findings with us by simply adding a link in the comment box or if you have the time, notes and/or personal opinions.

Follow this link to Design-e2 where you will find broadcasts, webcasts and podcast exploring “the social, political, cultural, environmental, and economic issues of sustainable architecture.”