What is the future of learning in a networked world? “Teachers don’t have to have any answers. The answers are everywhere.They need to direct students to ask the right questions.”
Britain’s oldest blacksmith
I shall live tired, but I shall not retire, says Fred Harriss, 84, whos’ been at his job for the last 74 years!
Japanese Juggling Festival [Video]
Captured on a smart phone so a bit jumpy, but check out this dude, Yanazo! Incredible control, using just one ball for half the performance.
The Original Jump [Video]
Before Felix Baumgartner did his death-defying jump from 39km up, Joe Kittinger did it from 31km. Watch a documentary of his jump in 1960.
The Writer who could not read [Video]
It happened suddenly one day. Howard Engel, a Canadian mystery writer, woke up and realized he couldn’t read the daily newspaper, let alone his own novels. He had suffered a stroke, it turns out, that left him with a rare condition called alexia sine agraphia, a condition that strangely leaves victims unable to read, but able to write.
Seth Godin on Education
16 minutes on the history of education (also known as indoctrination, unquestioning obedience, compliance) & its radical transformation (courtesy the internet).
Grains of Sand Magnified
Every single grain of sand looks different, according to Dr Gary Greenberg, who magnified sand particles 200 times, & photographed what he saw. Grains of Sand Magnified
Election Rigging
In the country that promotes “democracy” around the world – Democrats blast Ottawa County elections board for giving voters the wrong election date and polling place.
The Capital Letter [Video]
Sometimes, verse says it better than words.
Teen Building
This teen built his own tiny home on wheels so he could move out of his parents’ house, and have no mortgage.