The Elastic Mind Project

La importancia de la lectura y los profesores de alto nivel.

Qué aprender de... FINLANDIA ¡Un INCREÍBLE sistema de EDUCACIÓN! Finlandia es un país interesante e irónico, pero lo que más resalta es que en este país los estudiantes no tienen tareas, la mitad del tiempo de clase se ded...

Una conferencia para reflexionar y un pequeño reconocimiento a los excelentes maestros que nos han ayudado en este proyecto maravilloso.
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A small acknowledgment to the excellent teachers who have helped us in this wonderful project.

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Gracias a las donaciones de Laura Piñeros en el mes de Septiembre de 2018 pudimos llevar una sonrisa a las comunidades de lomitas y la Capilla. Thanks to the donations of Laura Piñeros in september we were able to bring a smile to the communities of Lomitas and the Chapel.

https://www.facebook.com/laura.pineros.7
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Gracias a las donaciones de Laura Piñeros en el mes de marzo pudimos llevar una sonrisa a las comunidades de lomitas y la Capilla.

Thanks to the donations of Laura Piñeros in March we were able to bring a smile to the communities of Lomitas and the Chapel.

https://www.facebook.com/laura.pineros.7
https://www.facebook.com/esteban.pisa

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/30/business/small-factories-emerge-as-a-weapon-in-the-fight-against-poverty.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=first-column-region®ion=top-news&WT.nav=top-news&_r=0

One of the questions that always came to our mind when we were working in Colombia, is would it be better to just give the money away instead of going through all the trouble to develop the programs. Without a question there are some real benefits to developing pedagogic programs focused on one aspect of life, but growing research is showing that simply giving money away actually improves their lives potentially more. Check out this podcast by planet money to learn more about the idea.

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2013/11/08/243967328/episode-494-what-happens-when-you-just-give-money-to-poor-people?sc=pmapp&f=93559255

Episode 494: What Happens When You Just Give Money To Poor People? A study discovers what happens to farmers in Kenya after they get a windfall. Also: giving money to thieves and drug addicts in a country that's much worse off than Kenya.

http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/05/04/403575638/where-poor-kids-grow-up-makes-a-huge-difference

"In two new studies, Harvard economist Raj Chetty and his colleagues found that where poor kids grow up has a huge effect on how much money they earn as adults."

Where Poor Kids Grow Up Makes A Huge Difference Poor kids who moved to neighborhoods with less poverty did much better than those who didn't move.