What if we had learning without limits?: Mark Larson at TEDxMahtomedi

Mark Larson, superintendent of Mahtomedi Public Schools since 2010, has been in the field of education all his life. Mark has been a teacher, coach, dean of students, assistant principal, middle school principal, high school principal, curriculum director and assistant superintendent. Mark graduated from St. Olaf College with a B.A. in English and education and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Minnesota.

What if we got out of some of the boxes we find ourselves in regarding education? Mark will explore how we might live our ideal of learning without limits, but have to make choices as we continue our conversation of making education better.

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I wonder why Mr. Larson gives so little respect to ART as if engineering were as creative...lol. ART provides spirit and drawing helps the brain make unusual connections...DRAWING teaches students to slow down and to concentrate...to suspend thought and focus on SEEING and drawing is a lifelong discipline. Why are we taking intuition and art out of our very different discipline...I am saying we need to realize that seeing outside the box with heartfulness is the key to our future as well.