My reflections on Going to the White House (it is long, but hopefully worth it)!

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My reflections on Going to the White House (it is long, but hopefully worth it)!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTCoHEr_L0E&feature=autoshare

24 comments from the original blog. Comments are closed now; the conversation moved to Bluesky.

  1. Annabelle Howard

    Congrats and I’m glad you had that opportunity, Ben. It’s encouraging that an educator such as yourself is being invited into the national discussion.

    “A Chief Innovation Officer” would be even better than CTO.

    Was anyone talking about using tech to study great plays? I’m concerned that “future” doesn’t simply revolve around new tech and coding. We need to find exciting, relevant ways to teach hearts and minds — great dramatic literature from the past needs to be included. The arts teach us what it is to be human.

  2. Annabelle Howard

    Congrats and I’m glad you had that opportunity, Ben. It’s encouraging that an educator such as yourself is being invited into the national discussion.

    “A Chief Innovation Officer” would be even better than CTO.

    Was anyone talking about using tech to study great plays? I’m concerned that “future” doesn’t simply revolve around new tech and coding. We need to find exciting, relevant ways to teach hearts and minds — great dramatic literature from the past needs to be included. The arts teach us what it is to be human.

  3. Annabelle Howard

    Congrats and I’m glad you had that opportunity, Ben. It’s encouraging that an educator such as yourself is being invited into the national discussion.

    “A Chief Innovation Officer” would be even better than CTO.

    Was anyone talking about using tech to study great plays? I’m concerned that “future” doesn’t simply revolve around new tech and coding. We need to find exciting, relevant ways to teach hearts and minds — great dramatic literature from the past needs to be included. The arts teach us what it is to be human.

  4. Annabelle Howard

    Congrats and I’m glad you had that opportunity, Ben. It’s encouraging that an educator such as yourself is being invited into the national discussion.

    “A Chief Innovation Officer” would be even better than CTO.

    Was anyone talking about using tech to study great plays? I’m concerned that “future” doesn’t simply revolve around new tech and coding. We need to find exciting, relevant ways to teach hearts and minds — great dramatic literature from the past needs to be included. The arts teach us what it is to be human.

  5. Ben Wilkoff

    I think you would be pleasantly surprised by how much humanity was present at this event. Lots of folks were talking about the different ways in which can go “beyond the common core.” I still think we can do more, though.

  6. Ben Wilkoff

    I think you would be pleasantly surprised by how much humanity was present at this event. Lots of folks were talking about the different ways in which can go “beyond the common core.” I still think we can do more, though.

  7. Ben Wilkoff

    I think you would be pleasantly surprised by how much humanity was present at this event. Lots of folks were talking about the different ways in which can go “beyond the common core.” I still think we can do more, though.

  8. Ben Wilkoff

    I think you would be pleasantly surprised by how much humanity was present at this event. Lots of folks were talking about the different ways in which can go “beyond the common core.” I still think we can do more, though.

  9. Annabelle Howard

    I’m not concerned about the grownups so much as the kids, Ben Wilkoff . I’m concerned that the grownups are swinging that pendulum again — all the way to STEM, coding, comp sci, with blatant disregard for the arts needing to be in every classroom. I wondered if anyone was talking about an arts program that has been brought to scale via technology.

  10. Annabelle Howard

    I’m not concerned about the grownups so much as the kids, Ben Wilkoff . I’m concerned that the grownups are swinging that pendulum again — all the way to STEM, coding, comp sci, with blatant disregard for the arts needing to be in every classroom. I wondered if anyone was talking about an arts program that has been brought to scale via technology.

  11. Annabelle Howard

    I’m not concerned about the grownups so much as the kids, Ben Wilkoff . I’m concerned that the grownups are swinging that pendulum again — all the way to STEM, coding, comp sci, with blatant disregard for the arts needing to be in every classroom. I wondered if anyone was talking about an arts program that has been brought to scale via technology.

  12. Annabelle Howard

    I’m not concerned about the grownups so much as the kids, Ben Wilkoff . I’m concerned that the grownups are swinging that pendulum again — all the way to STEM, coding, comp sci, with blatant disregard for the arts needing to be in every classroom. I wondered if anyone was talking about an arts program that has been brought to scale via technology.

  13. Ben Wilkoff

    I don’t see them as diametrically opposed. The act of design is an incredibly powerful and useful art. Many folks are (and will be) talking about coding is a creative art. I believe there is enough room for art and science in becoming #futureready.

  14. Ben Wilkoff

    I don’t see them as diametrically opposed. The act of design is an incredibly powerful and useful art. Many folks are (and will be) talking about coding is a creative art. I believe there is enough room for art and science in becoming #futureready.

  15. Ben Wilkoff

    I don’t see them as diametrically opposed. The act of design is an incredibly powerful and useful art. Many folks are (and will be) talking about coding is a creative art. I believe there is enough room for art and science in becoming #futureready.

  16. Ben Wilkoff

    I don’t see them as diametrically opposed. The act of design is an incredibly powerful and useful art. Many folks are (and will be) talking about coding is a creative art. I believe there is enough room for art and science in becoming #futureready.

  17. Annabelle Howard

    Yes, there is clearly an overlap, Ben. Sir Ken Robinson talks about this very convincingly. However, the drum beat is all about science.

  18. Annabelle Howard

    Yes, there is clearly an overlap, Ben. Sir Ken Robinson talks about this very convincingly. However, the drum beat is all about science.

  19. Annabelle Howard

    Yes, there is clearly an overlap, Ben. Sir Ken Robinson talks about this very convincingly. However, the drum beat is all about science.

  20. Annabelle Howard

    Yes, there is clearly an overlap, Ben. Sir Ken Robinson talks about this very convincingly. However, the drum beat is all about science.

  21. Ben Wilkoff

    I actually think the drum beat is for math and reading/writing (with common core), but I think there is a syncopated beat of STEM.

  22. Ben Wilkoff

    I actually think the drum beat is for math and reading/writing (with common core), but I think there is a syncopated beat of STEM.

  23. Ben Wilkoff

    I actually think the drum beat is for math and reading/writing (with common core), but I think there is a syncopated beat of STEM.

  24. Ben Wilkoff

    I actually think the drum beat is for math and reading/writing (with common core), but I think there is a syncopated beat of STEM.

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