Weavers: Geniuses at Connecting & Building Community
David Brooks’s Search for Everyday Heroes
From where David Brooks stands, the State of the Union is a long, long way from sound. The author and... Read More
Tiffany Shlain’s Vision for Building Community
Embrace Beauty, Be Present, Always Carry a Notebook
This is the fourth entry in Early Learning Nation’s Community Cultivators series, and you would think, by now, we’d have... Read More
Make. Learning. Relevant.
Dean Kamen’s Vision for Building Community
Imagine a world where baseball is a subject taught in school. Just one thing is missing from this imaginary curriculum: the students never actually get to play the game.
In September, they open their textbooks and read about the origins and rules of baseball. After winter break they take tests on pitching and hitting records set by the greatest players. By the spring, classes delve into the nuances of base stealing and bunting.
So what if they never swing a bat themselves or catch a line drive, right? It’s not like any of them are going to become professional ballplayers, right?
To Dean Kamen, this scenario is no more absurd than the way math and science have been taught traditionally. Read More
Jessica Meir’s Five Rules for Being a Good Earthling
One Half of the World’s First All-Female Space Walking Duo Returns to Solid Ground
During her 205 days on the International Space Station, astronaut Jessica Meir had a little green friend. It wasn’t a Martian, it was mizuna lettuce that she tended as part of an experiment. “There was definitely a psychological component of having something green we could take care of,” she says. “We also got to eat it.” Read More
Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning... Read More
Angela Duckworth has no plans to write another book, so if you enjoyed Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance,... Read More
Mya-Rose Craig, 17-years old, has followed her passion for birds and the environment to create and galvanize a community of activists of all ages. In the process, as a young Muslim woman, she’s been trolled on social media. Not an insurmountable problem, though, as Mya-Rose is keeping her eye on a larger issue: saving the planet. Read More
In 1999, University of North Carolina sophomore Rye Barcott was sitting in Swahili class when a recent alumnus, just back... Read More
Just as Early Learning Nation showcases the ways families, researchers and grassroots nonprofits and organizations are building an early learning... Read More
Captain Underpants Is Welcome Here: Carla Hayden’s Vision for Community Hubs
She not only runs the world greatest library. She also keeps a Little Free Library in her office.
A librarian right down to her sensible shoes, Dr. Carla Hayden greets visitors to her office in the Library of... Read More
