Working On My Book About Education–So Please Take A Look At These Interesting Posts From Other Bloggers

I haven’t disappeared.  I’ve just been focusing on writing my book (The World Is Your Campus, to be published by Random House in spring of 2009) about creative ways to get an outrageously relevant global education that doesn’t cost a fortune. 
I’ve had some great interviews the last couple of weeks and I’m putting together all kinds of [...]

The Imagine Nation? Poll Shows Surprising Support For Arts, Creativity Training

In this piece in Education Week, we learn that a majority of US voters polled (okay, small sample of only 1000) agree that building students’ imaginations to equip young people with the ability to innovate is as important as teaching them the academic basics.
The results were released by the Washington-based Arts Education Partnership which urged [...]

Are You A Genius? Yes–If You Understand This Blog!

I found this interesting website that assesses the reading level required to understand your website’s content. 
So, I entered my Sexy Spanish Club in Buenos Aires blog at http://www.SexySpanishClub.blogspot.com  and it turns out that it’s written for the junior high level.  Hmmm.  Well, it’s pretty casual.  It’s not about education–it’s about living a creative life here [...]

Creativity Matters–and It’s the Perfect Antidote to Fear

I found this great post by Eduflack on creativity.  According to the brief bio on this blog (I read it regularly–good stuff!), Eduflack is written by Patrick Riccards. After cutting his teeth as a Capitol Hill staffer, Patrick has spent the past decade advising government entities, non-profits, membership organizations, and companies on effective education marketing [...]

London–World’s Best City?

London is quickly surpassing New York as the leading city in the world in terms of wealth and that barometer of good-stuff-in-the-future:  creative talent. 
Richard Florida, my favorite creativity guru/expert and author of several books on the creative class and changing economy, had this to say in a post on his blog at Creative Commons Exchange:
“The [...]