In the endeavour to find ways to incorporate technologically relevant educational tools into our teaching practices it is obvious that the iPad is the new go-to item for teachers and parents in 2012. If you haven’t heard, the most recent launch of iBooks 2 now presents a revolutionary future for textbooks and teaching materials that [...]
I was sitting with my mother today, reading through children’s books (for early learning of the alphabet). As we flipped through the pages of The Walt Disney book “Learning the Alphabet A through Z – Learn to Read” we came across many great Disney characters. We got through letters, A, B, C, and D, on [...]
A continuation of my reading on Plato’s Republic (a few more thoughts): Within Plato’s “just” city, he is set in believing this utopia can be achieved through specific educational curriculum and societal laws. I am skeptical this could be accomplished, yet when considering many research studies within modern psychology, I feel that his belief of [...]
I have been reading Plato’s The Republic, and have had a few different thoughts bouncing around in my head. In the world of education, Platonic thinking seems to arise when you least expect it, and the more I read, the more I feel like I do not know enough. Five million questions came to mind [...]
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