September 22, 2010

Houses Built On Clay

Here in Colorado many houses sit on clay foundations and, over the years, lose their stability. Houses built on clay won’t hold up over time out here. The same thing occurs when a child’s second language foundation is made of clay. The pedagogical discussion around this point is simple – what constitutes clay? What is the best […]

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Knowing vs. Understanding

Today on Democracy Now I heard the noted Chilean economist Manfred Max-Neef’s speak in an interview with Amy Goodman. He said: “We have reached a point in our evolution in which we know a lot [but] understand very little. Never in human history has there been such an accumulation of knowledge like in the last

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Maine Workshop In October

Below is the flyer information from Skip providing the information about my upcoming visit to Maine: The World Language Department at Poland Regional High School will host Ben Slavic, author of TPRS in a Year! and PQA in a Wink! on October 7 & 8, 2010 in Lewiston. This second workship will address ways to reach

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