Blog posts February 2011
Ideapaint looks awesome - looking to see a space that's using it
Monday, 28 February 2011 - 4:25pm
by Alec Patton
If this stuff works, and if it doesn't contain anything horrifyingly toxic, I want it on al the walls of Innovation Unit HQ: it's paint that turns any paintable surface into a whiteboard that you can write on and dry-erase. I love the concept, here's the link: http://www.ideapaint.com/
If you're using it, and you're in London, can I come 'round and see?
The World's Most Innovative Schools: Reggio Emilia, Italy
Thursday, 24 February 2011 - 9:29am
by Alec Patton Michael Gove would do well to take a close look at the city of Reggio Emilia in northern Italy, where parents took it upon themselves to found not just a 'free school', but an entire system of schools at the end of World War II, so that their children would learn a better way of living than the one that had led Italy into war by Hitler's side. In the words of Loris Malaguzzi, Reggio Emilia's most famous proponent,
War, in its tragic absurdity, is the kind of experience that pushes a person toward the job of educating, as a way to start anew...
Inspiring picture from the middle east
Tuesday, 22 February 2011 - 10:48pm
Last week, I wrote a blog on state multiculturalism. Today, I received a photograph on the protests in Egypt from a friend. I thought I'd share it with you.
It's a photograph of Christian Egyptians linking arms in Tahrir Square, Cairo to protect thousands of Muslim protestors from possible attack during Friday prayers. Gives new meaning to the word 'tolerance' doesn't it? Words fail me.
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