About Bruce Deitrick Price: From the age of 16, I intended to be a novelist. I majored in English Literature at Princeton, was in the Army for two years, and then moved to Manhattan to write. I've never had a real job. On the other hand, I've always been highly disciplined and tend to work six or seven days a week. I'm not always very practical, as I tend to pursue projects that catch my fancy. My novels go in many different directions. I can't imagine anybody would like them all, but I can … [Read more...]
What High School Didn’t Teach Me: A Recent Graduate’s Perspective on How High School is Killing Creativity by Rajat Bhageria
What High School Didn't Teach Me is a recent graduate’s perspective on how high school is killing creativity by forcing students to memorize factoids, rather than inspiring them to pursue creative endeavors and teaching them how to problem solve. The author—Rajat Bhageria—describes how too many high school students today focus all of their efforts on maintaining high grades, rather than on developing intrinsic motivation for their passions. Bhageria addresses many major subjects in education … [Read more...]
Unbroken Circles for Schools by Ken Johnson
Unbroken Circles for Schools is a revolutionary program designed to help schools deal with student conflict and behavior issues. It combines the best of three; Restorative Justice, Collaborative Justice, and the author’s experience in mediation and negotiation. It is time for an improved and better method of managing troubled children. A unique program that offers schools and other agencies a better modality of CONFLICT RESOLUTION. The program tenders hope in troubled individuals, builds … [Read more...]
Interview with Author – Rajat Bhageria
About Rajat Bhageria: Rajat Bhageria is an 18 year old creator, doer, and entrepreneur. Passionate about education reform, he has created a social network for writers to share their work called CafeMocha.org, and has written his first book What High School Didn't Teach Me. Additionally, Rajat has created a Google Glass app that tells visually impaired persons what they are looking at (ThirdEyeGlass.com). He attends UPenn. Find more at RajatBhageria.com and @RajatBhageria.com. What inspires … [Read more...]
