Discipline and Freedom

“Discipline without freedom is tyranny; freedom without discipline is chaos.” ~ Cullen Hightower

Jim Moulton's Edutopia Blog Post: "It's Time to Get Serious about Creativity in the Classroom

Dewey, Discipline, and Democracy

Bertrand Russell: Education and Discipline

Buddhist View: Discipline vs. Freedom

Education Is an Atmosphere, a Discipline, a Life

Discipline in the Montessori Classroom

Play

Play = Learning
The Playful Learning Wiki

Apple iWork Pages Tutorials

NeoOffice Tutorials

Featuring Herbert Kohl

(Not to be confused with the U.S. Senator)

An Open Letter to Arne Duncan on Rethinking Schools Online
Education Secretary Arne Duncan Misread My Book
An Interview with Herb Kohl
The Discipline of Hope: Learning from a Lifetime of Teaching
Wikipedia: Herbert Kohl

Community Schools and Declining Enrollments

Enrollments are decreasing in many Maine schools. In most areas, the community school is very important to the citizens living close to it. The Town of Harpswell is part of MSAD#75 and has two elementary schools, the West Harpswell School and Harpswell Islands School. Enrollments are down, which means something has to give in order to keep costs down. One of the buildings has been selected to close next year, and this has been a very controversial and emotional time for many living in this beautiful coastal town with a diverse population .

Signs along the road voice this concern and disappointment.

























Wikipedia: Harpswell, Maine

A Former Harpswell Controversy:

Cribstone Bridge Spans History and Culture
Wikipedia: The Bailey Island Bridge
Explore Maine: The Cribstone Bridge
Cribstone Bridge Undergoing Repairs

Photo Credit: Pam Kenney, Cribstone Educational Services

"Maine Laptop Expansion Moves Forward"

Article at Education Week's Digital Directions

LD # 1446

An Act To Create the Maine Online Learning Program

This legislation was passed on June 9, 2009. Anyone know anything about it?

Finding Gold

Maine: Diggers Dream of Flashes in the Stream
Maine Geographical Survey: Gold in Maine
Gold Prospecting
Gold Panning Instructions

Maine Gold Panning & Rock Hunting Guide
Wicked Good Maine: Gold Panning in Maine