Cuando los estudiantes de la escuela secundaria Crazy Horse en Dakota del Sur decidieron cambiar las cosas en su comunidad, nadie pensó que podrían ser exitosos. En la Reserva India Pine Ridge en la que crecieron, donde reside la comunidad indígena Ogala Lakota Sioux, el 97% de sus vecinos vive en la pobreza y los jóvenes se ven especialmente afectados por altas tasas de … [Lee más...] about Diseña el Cambio
Design for Change
When the students of Crazy Horse High School in South Dakota decided to take action in their community they were competing against the odds. Ninety-seven percent of their neighbors live in poverty. On the reservation where they grew up, young people are especially affected by unusually high rates of unemployment, alcoholism, school dropouts, even suicide. While over 80% of … [Lee más...] about Design for Change
¿Cómo aprende a leer nuestro cerebro?
Nuestro cerebro no está cableado para leer. La lengua escrita es un invento. Un invento que, en las palabras del poeta Francisco de Quevedo, nos permite: “escuchar con los ojos a los muertos”. Y en el Siglo XXI, la habilidad para comprender lo que leemos se ha convertido en la competencia académica y laboral más básica de todas. Si nuestros estudiantes no comprenden lo que … [Lee más...] about ¿Cómo aprende a leer nuestro cerebro?
How our brain learns to read
Our brain is not wired to read. Written language is an invention. An invention that, in the words of the poet Francisco de Quevedo, allows us: “listen with our eyes to the deceased.” In the 21st century, the ability to understand what we read has become the most fundamental of all academic and work-related competencies. If our students do not understand what they read, only … [Lee más...] about How our brain learns to read
Is crunching numbers like playing with dolls?
Think of a child playing with dolls? Do you envision a girl or a boy? Think of an engineer. Do you envision a man or a woman? Now think of a psychologist. Same question, man or woman? Now think of somebody in a managerial position. Then think of their assistant. And who would you say has the best salary and best working conditions? Gender stereotypes, you? … [Lee más...] about Is crunching numbers like playing with dolls?
