tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post7583401557972045775..comments2024-02-19T00:39:49.642-08:00Comments on We Alone on Earth: A Primer on the Future of EducationMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05279969393617122722noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-26115629301814506682012-03-30T12:15:02.874-07:002012-03-30T12:15:02.874-07:00Hi Michael, it's mathisyourfriend. I'm a ...Hi Michael, it's mathisyourfriend. I'm a licensed elementary and middle school math teacher and I find this fascinating. Thinking about my own education, from 4th grade on I was always in classes with the same few people (those with high grades). I went through high school basically seeing the same 20-25 kids in every class every day. The only time I mixed with kids not in "mathisyourfriendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09203754429080849304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-78662513459761501532012-03-21T05:09:18.491-07:002012-03-21T05:09:18.491-07:00I can say that some experimental curriculums have ...I can say that some experimental curriculums have tried rooting socialization in something like civilizational goals. <br /><br />The case study I know best is the "Spiral Curriculum" at the pre-K through 12 Ross School (located in the Hamptons on Long Island) developed by William Irwin Thompson, Howard Gardner and Ralph Abraham. Thompson is a cultural historian, Gardner the famous cameron.keyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16256061757665279972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-255765354647516808.post-31070012545921220782012-03-20T22:18:05.076-07:002012-03-20T22:18:05.076-07:00I'm not ready even to sketch the outlines of a...I'm not ready even to sketch the outlines of an answer to this, but I'll note that there's a fairly solid body of SF that deals with this issue, from Firestar's technophilic privatization to John Barnes' Orbital Resonance and The Sky So Big And Black.<br /><br /> If you want weird, and provocative, read Orbital Resonance. It's one of the best culture/institution fits in SFJohn Carter McKnighthttp://johncartermcknight.comnoreply@blogger.com