links for 2010-08-30

Social Venture Network inspires a community of business and social leaders to build a just economy and sustainable planet.

Something I noticed recently is that the fun and passion we put into a task can quickly deplete when someone else tells us to do it. Even if we were going to do it anyway, just having someone say “do this” or “have it done by X date” takes away your drive to get things finished.

If you direct your own life, you’ll have a lot more fun on the way, and you’re far more likely to get things done. So, instead of taking this post as rules you must follow, view them as steps you can choose to follow or choose to ignore.

It’s the only way they’ll have any impact on you

Information regarding standards and frameworks designed to encourage the highest achievement of every student by defining the knowledge, concepts, and skills that students should acquire at each grade level.