Posted on February 12, 2009 by Andrew Kern
It would be unjust to fail to mention that today marks the 200th birthday of Abraham Lincoln, unquestionably one of America’s greatest presidents. When I was a child, the silhouettes of Washington and Lincoln had an iconographic power over me. The face on the penny, the curly beard, the strong, arched hairline above the noble [...]
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Posted on February 12, 2009 by Andrew Kern
If I were to blog every day from here to July I could not adequately explore the reasons for and importance of the idea of Nature as a theme for our conference this summer. Let me say this much to begin:
Postively, nature is what makes true education possible. By true education I mean what educators [...]
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