Favorite poem to ponder

I saw the future marching by
On little children's feet..
And in their forms and faces
Read our prophecy complete.

I saw the future smile at me
From little children's eyes...
And thought how very carefully
I'd teach if I were wise.

Do schools kill creativity?

If you click on the second box under "worth watching" (scroll down) and click on the second presenter you can preview the short we will be discussing March 8th. It is Sir Ken Robinson at the Ted conference. I stumbled upon him and have watched all his presentations now. I'd like to know your thoughts on his ideas. After you click on it, it will be posted and ready to see over the body of my blog. Enjoy!

The Race to NoWhere film and impact

Our efforts to bring the film The Race to NoWhere were successful and it was shown to 100 people on Jan. 25,2011. The film has a very emotional impact on all who see it and I think makes many important points about what has happened to education and our children over the past decade. The reason the film has not been distributed to theaters is so that communities can set up private screenings followed by discussion groups. The director, Vickie Abeles, has started a grassroots movement that may have an huge impact which will bring needed changes for students and families. We have started a local group called RTNW Huntsville/Madison interest group which can be found on Facebook or linked from The Country Day School homepage at www.country-day.com. We are planning a follow up meeting at the school on March 8th so if you missed the film and want to know more about it, or just want to talk about educational issues in general, come to this meeting at 6:30 pm March 8 at CDS for discussion and perhaps another interesting short film by Sir Ken Robinson. We all need to think about what is really happening to kids and schools today and get involved to make it better.