Stanislav Petrov: An Unlikely Hero of the Cold War I initially stumbled upon Stanislav Petrov’s story while surfing the web roughly a year ago. I was astonished at how I had never heard of this man before, given that he may legitimately be the only man who can say he saved the world. It was apparent that none of my peers knew about him beforehand as well. To me, the whole situation was quite comical: Stanislav Petrov, after saving the world, retired into relative obscurity and just became a regular grumpy old man that nobody would suspect of being one of humanity’s greatest heroes. His story made a memorable impression on me, and when my teacher announced the theme of “taking a stand” in class, my mind instinctively jumped to his story.
-- Bill Gates, Minute 2
Abraham Fischler
Dozens of schools use projects (which score academic points in several subjects)
In August 2016 it became compulsory for every Finnish school to teach in a more collaborative way; to allow students to choose a topic relevant to them and base subjects around it. Making innovative use of technology and sources outside the school, such as experts and museums, is a key part of it. (see below)***
-- Larry Rosenstock, High Tech High
You can hear his full talk at www.TINYURL.com/LarryHTH (adapted from High Tech High Schools)
See the four parts described by Vanessa Vega
1) Outcomes of Learning (define the goals)