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utilitarianthings:

“IDEO collaborated with Steelcase to find and design the right platform for improving the classroom experience. The team observed, among other things, that tablet-arm desks had remained unchanged for decades, even though class sizes and densities had grown dramatically. This presented an opportunity for Steelcase to enter the education market with a product that could immediately make an impact on seating arrangements.

The final product, dubbed the Node chair, has received praise for promoting student collaboration, allowing educators to reconfigure classrooms to fit different teaching styles, and enabling institutions to save money by making spaces more flexible and accommodating for varied uses.”

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allcreatures:

A six-year-old chimpanzee named Joya got bored waiting for her turn to eat and vented her frustration by hurling rocks at her family. She was soon put in her place by an adult chimp, who confiscated the stones and forced her to sit down. British photographers Anup Shah and Fiona Rogers captured the scene in the Republic of Guinea. Picture: Shah Rogers Photography/solent
To all the secret writers, late-night painters, would-be singers, lapsed and scared artists of every stripe, dig out your paintbrush, or your flute, or your dancing shoes. Pull out your camera or your computer or your pottery wheel. Today, tonight, after the kids are in bed or when your homework is done, or instead of one more video game or magazine, create something, anything. Pick up a needle and thread, and stitch together something particular and honest and beautiful, because we need it. I need it.

“Cold Tangerines” by Shauna Niequist (via julie911

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misconceivedd:

thispaintedbeanr:

loupgarou:

24-month-old Deaf Child Having A Conversation

My 2 year old neice is deaf, I love having conversations like this with her :D
They’re signing in BSL (British Sign Language) btw, similar to ASL but with a few different signs.

awh, this is amazing.

This is beautiful.

(Source: excuse-my-charisma)

classroomcollective:

Martin Luther King Jr. Activity
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annie-wyatt:

drmarat:

mylittle-teacup:

unicornio-maldito:

WHOAH NOWAI

EVER SINCE THE COOKIE BOWL INCIDENT I REFUSE TO TRUST ANYTHING ON THE INTERNET.

(Source: theamericankid, via chocolate-socrates)