by Terri Willingham | May 6, 2014 | Life, paradigm shifts, Society, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
Give people your love, don’t give them your ‘like’ – Gary Turk An article ran in the Atlantic a couple of weeks ago titled, “My Students Don’t Know How to Have a Conversation.” In the article, educator Paul Barnwell described...
by Terri Willingham | May 1, 2014 | knowledge, Life, Makers, paradigm shifts, Philosophy, Society, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
“The Maker Effect is the sum of the personal growth, professional success, community development, and continuous innovation that results when makers learn, educate, share, and create together. ” The Maker Effect The Maker Effect Foundation,a Florida...
by Terri Willingham | Apr 27, 2014 | knowledge, Life, paradigm shifts, Philosophy, Society, teaching life lessons, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
“Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody’s ever made before.” Neil Gaiman Brain Pickings, one of our favorite sites for inspiring thought and introspection, shared a look at philosopher Daniel Dennett, on the recent anniversary of his...
by Terri Willingham | Apr 24, 2014 | compassion, knowledge, Life, science, Uncategorized
We are in St. Louis this week, immersed in the wildly costumed, metal mashing, techno rock drenched thrumming of the FIRST Championship, where over 12,000 youth from around the world have convened to compete in what is essentially the World Cup of geekiness –...
by Terri Willingham | Mar 27, 2014 | compassion, Life, Philosophy, science, Theresa Williingham, Uncategorized
A new book, Survival of the Nicest: How Altruism Made Us Human and Why it Pays to Get Along, by Stefan Klein, is revisiting the idea of “survival of the fittest,” and just what that might really mean in terms of human social interaction. Reviewed in the...
