Education and the Mind by Angela Speach

The Spirit of Education

mrsaspeach — 2015-08-13 12:01:36 UTC

Norman Rockwell

6. Persistence of Memory

mrsaspeach — 2015-08-13 12:02:10 UTC

Salvador Dali

How to escape education's death valley

mrsaspeach — 2015-08-13 12:04:27 UTC

Sir Ken Robinson's famous TEDTalk discussing the fault in the current educational system and the changes that need to be made for better student success and buy-in

Your Body Is My Canvas

mrsaspeach — 2015-08-13 12:05:20 UTC

Alexa Meade discusses her discovery and learning of a new medium and form of art

Reaching My Austin Son Through Disney

mrsaspeach — 2015-08-13 12:21:54 UTC

NYTimes Magazine article by author Ron Suskin about the journey to reach his autistic son, Owen.

2. Plato's "Allegory of the Cave"

mrsaspeach — 2015-11-04 13:29:13 UTC

TEDEd Lesson. This will supplement our study of the text.

1. Plato's "Theory of Forms"

mrsaspeach — 2015-11-04 13:33:04 UTC

Introductory video of Plato's groundbreaking theory. Important to view before reading/studying "Allegory of a Cave"

4. Descartes

mrsaspeach — 2015-11-04 13:36:03 UTC

Background video on the French philosopher

5. Descartes' philosophy

mrsaspeach — 2015-11-04 13:37:17 UTC

Video on the basics of Descartes philosophic beliefs.

3. "Allegory of the Cave"

mrsaspeach — 2015-11-05 18:18:05 UTC

Animation of Plato's text. It will be a helpful visual if you need clarification.