Donors Choose

[Skepchick]

I heard about this organization on the radio, and I really like the concept.
http://www.donorschoose.org

You get to pick a specific project, chosen from hundreds in different cities and discipline areas, and fund that particular project. I love the hands on decision making. Too often I have no idea where my donations end up- and here I do.

I wonder if the website would let people - teachers- pool their resources on things like Kiless creticial education courses

[Kiless]

I wonder if the website would let people - teachers- pool their resources on things like Kiless creticial education courses

Depends if cretical means it's designed for cretins.... Or by?

[Skepchick]

I wonder if the website would let people - teachers- pool their resources on things like Kiless creticial education courses

Depends if cretical means it's designed for cretins.... Or by?

Not by. But all my posts are spellchecked by Spectral Tarsiers. They have been lazy recently- bad tarsier, no banana (or whatever they eat). I meant critical thinking The idea of a specific project being sponsored appeals to me.

[Kiless]

The idea of a specific project being sponsored appeals to me.

then I'd defer to a forum member called Athon whose overarching program is designed to better implement critical thinking skills over a long-term basis rather than my eight/nine-week assignment outline. I'll have to PM him when he's not so busy.

[Skepchick]

The idea of a specific project being sponsored appeals to me.

then I'd defer to a forum member called Athon whose overarching program is designed to better implement critical thinking skills over a long-term basis rather than my eight/nine-week assignment outline. I'll have to PM him when he's not so busy.

Excellent I suspect this specific program is limited to US, but perhaps there is an equivalent one in UK/Australia/wherever athon currently teaches.