Elective Education

Teach students to curate a project With so much information available, it’s imperative that students develop the skills to effectively find and evaluate sources of information, categorize what they have found and create new meaning.

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Teaching meditation to at-risk teens could lower crime and dropout rates Simple lessons like breathing and counting to four can help fight crime.

This man has an amazing view of education and business in general. http://www.ted.com/talks/ricardo_semler_radical_wisdom_for_a_company_a_school_a_life

How to run a company with (almost) no rules What if your job didn’t control your life? Brazilian CEO Ricardo Semler practices a radical form of corporate democracy, rethinking everything from board meetings to how workers report their vacation days (they don’t have to). It’s a vision that rewards the wisdom of workers, promotes work-life bala…