Creativity Crisis

Great talk on the importance of teaching how to learn rather than what to learn.

Pink Testimony

Watch this important testimony from Daniel Pink to the Texas Senate Hearing on Education earlier this month. How long will it take for us to realize that we are woefully behind on this issue, and that as we try to close the gap by pushing more math and science, and less arts, we are pushing our students in the wrong direction?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7CRLkzxETM

Not Exactly Rocket Science : Why music sounds right - the hidden tones in our own speech

Not Exactly Rocket Science : Why music sounds right - the hidden tones in our own speech

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RENT Crisis

Follow the link to hear about the problems facing those who dare to offer engaging dramatic material to modern high school students. Thanks Chris for sending this!
http://www.responsibilityproject.com/blog/post/rent-the-show-mustnt-go-on/
What criteria should be placed upon any material selected for high school students? Who decides?

A different way to look at creative genius

Elizabeth Gilbert muses on the impossible things we expect from artists and geniuses -- and shares the radical idea that, instead of the rare person "being" a genius, all of us "have" a genius. It's a funny, personal and surprisingly moving talk.

http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/elizabeth_gilbert_on_genius.html

Jenny Fellner Backstage at Pal Joey

Neglect

OK, i have been bad about keeping up as of late. We did have two great Improv shows in the past week. I find myself starving for a project that I can sink my teeth into. I may have to get desperate and actually start on the cell phone film project. There is also a temptation to lose myself in a game of Civilization. Oh the dilemna!