Thomas Conte

Month: April 2018

  • Explore the Unknown

    “If we continually try to force a child to do what he is afraid to do, he will become more timid, and will use his brains and energy, not to explore the unknown, but to find ways to avoid the pressures we put on him.”

  • Unsatisfactory Foundation

    It is our American habit, if we find the foundations of our educational structure unsatisfactory, to add another story or a wing.
    It is our American habit, if we find the foundations of our educational structure unsatisfactory, to add another story or a wing. – John Dewey
  • Time Travelers

    Time Travelers

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  • Shot Heard Round the World

    The first time they tried to take our guns.
    Don’t forget what happened the first time they tried to take our guns.

    “I immediately ordered our Militia to disperse, and not to fire: Immediately said Troops made their appearance and rushed furiously, fired upon, and killed eight of our Party without receiving any Provocation therefor from us.” – Captain Parker 

    Today is the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

  • Living is Learning

    “Living is learning and when kids are living fully and energetically and happily they are learning a lot, even if we don’t always know what it is.”

  • Manufactory of Echoes

    Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.
    Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.