“Knowledge speaks, but wisdom listens,” rock legend Jimi Hendrix famously said.
“Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire,” said literary icon William Yeats.
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world,” insisted Nelson Mandela.
What is the future of education? With these big ideas leading the way, we dedicate the September 2012 issue of Be Inkandescent magazine to discovering the answer. Scroll down to learn about some of the newest ideas, hottest education companies, and the cutting-edge innovators who are changing the way education operates.
Also in this issue:
- We thank David Edward Byrd, the famous 1960s rock artist, for granting us permission to run his Hendrix poster above, and also for taking the time to do a Q&A with his former art student from Pratt Institute, Michael Gibbs, on The Art of Teaching Art.
- Futurist Andy Hines shares the study he did for MTV on what makes 12- 24-year-olds happy in The Future of Youth Happiness.
- Meet Charles Best, founder of the creative crowd-sourcing nonprofit “DonorsChoose.org,” which allows anyone who is inclined to donate money to fund school projects for teachers. Why are celebs like Oprah and Stephen Colbert such big fans?
- Want to change the world? There’s nothing to it, says author David Bornstein in his book about the power of big ideas. Our new social entrepreneur columnist Beverly Schwartz introduces us to Aleta Margolis, a woman who is putting Bornstein’s widsom to work at her Center for Inspired Teaching.
- What is the future of higher ed? Check out the forecast by our Generations columnists, Michael Hais and Morley Winograd. And don’t miss insights from George Mason University Professor Paul Rogers on How Teachers Can Go from Good to Great.
We leave you with this parting thought from Thomas Edison: “If we all did the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.”
Here’s to your lifelong learning. — Hope Gibbs, publisher,
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