"I come here as a mom whose girls are the heart of my heart and the center of my world - they're the first thing I think about when I wake up in the morning, and the last thing I think about when I go to bed at night. Their future - and all our children's future - is my stake in this election."
-Michelle Obama
John F. Kennedy Quote
Let us think of education as the means of developing our greatest abilities, because in each of us there is a private hope and dream which, fulfilled, can be translated into benefit for everyone and greater strength for our nation.
Aristotle - Education Quote
“It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.”
Tim Gorski, telling it like it is
Here is a review of 14-year-old animal activist, Juliette West's elephant documentary, "How I Became an Elephant, directed by Tim Gorski and Synthian Sharp, telling it like it is.
If you've ever dreamed of going elephant trekking, if you've ever admired elephant paintings, you must see this film.
Dragging elephants with a hair - education quote
“By a sweet tongue and kindness, you can drag an elephant with a hair”
-Persian proverb
Synthian Sharp and Tim Gorski
How I Became an Elephant - interview with animal activist co-directors Synthian Sharp and Tim Gorski.
Directors talk about the importance of animal rights, and the mistreatment of elephants in India. They also discuss working with teenaged activist, Juliette West.
Picture of Synthian Sharp and friends at an artivist.com event.
Directors talk about the importance of animal rights, and the mistreatment of elephants in India. They also discuss working with teenaged activist, Juliette West.
Picture of Synthian Sharp and friends at an artivist.com event.
Thomas Jefferson - Epicurius
Epicurius was a Roman historian and philosopher.
"As you say of yourself, I too am an Epicurian. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greece and Rome have left us."
-Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Short, Oct. 31, 1819
"As you say of yourself, I too am an Epicurian. I consider the genuine (not the imputed) doctrines of Epicurus as containing everything rational in moral philosophy which Greece and Rome have left us."
-Thomas Jefferson, letter to William Short, Oct. 31, 1819
Things People Say - Synthian Sharp
It means there's no difference between realizing you create probability... and realizing that you're responsible for suffering..
Synthian Sharp - Things People Say
Synthian Sharp - Believe
And theres an energy, I feel in the air,
a whole generation becoming aware,
And one by one, they're lining up in a row,
to kick a nail into the coffin of the status quo.
Synthian Sharp
Plato
Knowledge which is acquired under compulsion obtains no hold on the mind.
Education Quote, Plato
Education Quote, Plato
John Holt
To parents I say, above all else, don’t let your home become some terrible miniature copy of the school. No lesson plans! No quizzes! No tests! No report cards! Even leaving your kids alone would be better; at least they could figure out some things on their own. Live together, as well as you can; enjoy life together, as much as you can.
George Lucas - Education Quote and film
Traditional education can be extremely isolating -- the curriculum is often abstract and not relevant to real life, teachers and students don't connect with resources and experts outside of the classroom, and schools operate as if they were separate from their communities . . . . students connecting with passionate experts, and broader forms of assessment can dramatically improve student learning . . . . And well-prepared educators are critical.
I didn't really discover any interest in film until I was a junior in college.
I didn't really discover any interest in film until I was a junior in college.
What is Pulp Fiction?
Teaching children literature - references:
What is pulp fiction? Pulp fiction's roots and the rise of American heroes
Poetry - read and submit.
Harry Potter - Gryffindor Tower
What is Pulp Fiction?
What is pulp fiction? Pulp fiction's roots and the rise of American heroes
Poetry
Poetry - read and submit.
Fantasy and Magic
Harry Potter - Gryffindor Tower
Education Quote - Frank Lloyd Wright
The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen.
Educational Quote - Ropo Oguntimehin
Ropo Oguntimehin
Education is a companion which no future can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate it and no nepotism can enslave.
Education is a companion which no future can depress, no crime can destroy, no enemy can alienate it and no nepotism can enslave.
How I Became an Elephant - Synthian Sharp
I saw this documentary with my son - it was hard to watch, but very enlightening. I recommend it if you're planning a trip to Asia, the zoo, or the circus...
Directed by Synthian Sharp and Tim Gorski
How I Became an Elephant
Education quote - Alvin Tofler
'We need a multiplicity of visions, dreams and prophecies - images of potential tomorrows.' Alvin Tofler
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