Phil Shapiro has been an educator, teaching students from pre-school to graduate school for the past 35 years. He currently works at a public library in the Washington, DC area, helping youth and adults use their public Linux stations. Between 2007 and 2012, he blogged for PC World magazine on various technology topics and currently writes for Ars Technica, MAKE magazine, FOSS Force, TechSoup for Libraries, Computers in Libraries, Information Today magazine, and Opensource.com. Visit him at his antique ebook store.
Library Journal Movers & Shakers Award, 2024
And see his library dance videos on YouTube.
WashPost - The Man Who Gives Computers to Kids (May, 2000)
PCWorld - Does Free Software Restore Dignity?
PCWorld (original article)
I like to teach. David tenor guitar
The Day My Mind Became Open Sourced
Professional associations and organizations I support:
Internet Press Guild
Women in Film & Video
Washington Apple Pi
Northern Virginia Linux Users Group
Virginia Macintosh Users Group
Omaha Linux Users Group
Columbia Area Linux Users Group
Let's Play America
HacDC
East Harlem Tutorial Program
Higher Achievement
Small Things Matter
Carpe Diem Arts
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Journalism I support
MAKE magazine
NPR
Hackaday
CoolTools
FOSS Force
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"All of the flowers of tomorrow are in the seeds of today." - Chinese proverb
"The universe is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper." - Eden Phillpotts
Authored Comments
Carlos, this is such an interesting story. Thanks for sharing it. Let's chat sometime about ways we can unite open source enthusiasts in the Washington DC-area. I'm also interested in doing that.
The quality of the writing in this blog post speaks volumes about the character and talents of the student who wrote this. If I were an employer, I'd hire Susan Black in a heartbeat. For those interested in seeing more of this kind of thing in schools, search Twitter for the hashtag #PBL -- which stands for "Project Based Learning." Also, read the book Who Owns the Learning? by Alan November. View Alan November's TED talks on YouTube. And follow Gary Stager and the Maker Education Initiative on Twitter. Thanks are owed to Charlie Reisinger (@charlie3) and the other leaders of the Penn Manor School District. They're not only educating students. They're teaching the rest of us what we need to know.