This past weekend, Michelle Obama spoke at graduation of Martin Luther King Jr. Magnet High School in Nashville. You can read the transcript of her entire speech here and watch it here. However, I want to focus on the few … Continue reading →

Humanities Enrichment has recently posted a nice video where Yakko of the Animaniacs sings every country in the world:

I learned about Bill Clinton’s speech at Howard University from The Atlantic’s post, The Best Commencement Speeches of 2013, and it’s quite good. I couldn’t find a written transcript, but here’s a good excerpt The Atlantic published: But the most … Continue reading →

Dan Pink has just posted a nice and short video demonstrating the importance of asking good questions. I’m adding it to….The Best Videos Showing The Importance Of Asking Good Questions.

Here are videos I’m adding to A Beginning List Of The Best Geography Sites For Learning About Asia & The Middle East:

You may have heard about the late David Foster Wallace’s amazing commencement address from several years ago at Kenyon College. A few days ago, a video, using his audio, was unveiled on the Web, and has since been seen millions … Continue reading →

I’m adding this video to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality:

L’Equip Petit – The little Team (Documentary on Young Football Players) is a wonderful nine minute documentary about a youth soccer team that’s clear on their priorities. I’m adding this to The Best Resources On Helping Our Students Develop A … Continue reading →

Here’s a short video that English Language Learners would enjoy watching and describing — verbally and in writing — what they see:

It’s been pretty hard over the past week to miss the video of Texas student Jeff Bliss publicly evaluating his teacher. Now, someone has created a great musical remix of what happened (thanks to Scott McLeod for the tip). In … Continue reading →