Education brings hope. In this programme and over the coming year we will be looking at how lives are changing for the better thanks to the hope education brings. In our first Learning World programme we head off the beaten track to Colombia and India but also to Paris, France. Our first report is on [...]
Edited version of the ZDFmediatek interview with David Foster Wallace, 2003. This version offers David Foster Wallace’s ideas, without repetitions, long pauses, interviewer’s comments. Although some cuts may appear rough, there is no attempt at editorial bias or content manipulation. Mr. Wallace’s archives (books in his library, notes, and writings) have been recently acquired by [...]
In this directorial debut, Fred Durst tells a coming of age tale about Charlie Banks’ (Jesse Eisenberg of ADVENTURELAND) sheltered world and how it is shaken when an old acquaintance (Jason Ritter) with a voilent past unexpectedly shows up at his dorm room.
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Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Jason Ritter, Eva Amurri, Sebastian Stan & Gloria Votsis. Directed by Fred Durst
NMA perform Lib Ed from Dusseldorf 1990. Great song from their 1st album and as usual , its sung as passionately as ever.
www.ted.com In this poignant, funny follow-up to his fabled 2006 talk, Sir Ken Robinson makes the case for a radical shift from standardized schools to personalized learning — creating conditions where kids’ natural talents can flourish.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading [...]
Sal is asked to make some predictions for the year 2060
Noam Chomsky discusses the purpose of education, impact of technology, whether education should be perceived as a cost or an investment and the value of standardised assessment. Presented at the Learning Without Frontiers Conference – Jan 25th 2012- London (LWF 12) www.learningwithoutfrontiers.com credits Interviewed & directed by Graham Brown-Martin Filmed & edited by Kevin Grant [...]