I am proud that Rainbow Community School students will be well prepared, but concerned about the millions of American children who will be woefully under-educated for the new economy. Read this articles on why empathy and other interpersonal skills are being recognized as the most important aspects of a good education.
Did you know Boss Day was last week? I didn’t even know there was such a thing, until I got this awesome card signed by my favorite people. You are the BEST staff EVER. The dream team! Thanks for making all our dreams at Rainbow come true. You give me the courage to be the change we wish to see in the world!
“There is no risk-taking without a culture of trust and respect.” ~Tony Wagner at the Changing the Odds Conference. That is the REAL secret to why students at Rainbow Community School become innovators.
ISIS, Ebola, narcissistic politicians, constant change and churning. As parents, we have so much at stake: how do we protect our precious ones from the turmoil while still being aware of what is happening all around us? It isn’t hard to get swept up in a tide of despair. Or guilt — How many times have you wondered, “Why are so many people suffering, while my chief complaint is one of internal struggle? How did I get ‘lucky?'” It all seems so unjust. However, being despondent is certainly not what our children need from us. They need equanimity.
“Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace.” His Holiness, the Dalai Lama.
My husband is an activist. Most of his time is spent attending meetings, events, canvassing, reporting the news, fact-checking…He has been able to turn his rage about the world into action. Others who feel they don’t have the time, become philanthropists. Some become teachers. And many of us become parents intent on raising conscientious children. We each have to do what we can, but no single one of us can do it all.
I love this article by Shelley Wright. She sounds like she is describing Rainbow Community School.
Are You Ready to Join the Slow Education Movement?
Yesterday, a journalist asked me, “Why are the arts important?” As a school that is educating students to be inventors and innovators, so they are “…prepared to be leaders in building a compassionate and environmentally sustainable world.”
I love the first point in this article from Vanity Fair. The rest of the article is short and worth a read too.
