Reactions to Stop Stealing Dreams

If you haven't read Seth Godin's Stop Stealing Dreams I recommend you consider downloading the free eBook and as it provides a great platform for education reform conversation. If you've read the book and want to talk about it, you can join this group where folks are not only doing just that, but they are also writing their reflections via articles and posts. Want to know what people are saying? Read these articles. If you're writing about Stop Stealing Dreams join the group and add your post here.

Article Name: Learning Math through Programming

Blog / Magazine: Shuback

Author: Jeremy Shuback

Link: http://jeremyshuback.com/learning-math-through-programming/

Brief Description: In Part 113, Seth Godin asks "Is the memorization and drill[...] of advanced math the best way to sell kids on becoming scientists and engineers?" A look at how various schools are teaching math by teaching programming.

Article Name:Those Kids Could Dream

Blog / Magazine:Between the By-Road and the Main Road Looking Up

Author: Mary Ann Reilly

Link: http://maryannreilly.blogspot.com/2012/03/those-kids-could-dream.html

Brief Description: An art piece and an essay exploring dreaming, parenting, and school.

Article Name: A Today's Meet by 5th graders

Blog / Magazine: TodaysMeet.com

Author: 5th graders

Link: http://todaysmeet.com/stopstealingdreams/transcript

Brief Description: 5th graders read part of the manifesto and then began discussing the ideas with their classmates and teacher

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