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don’t be happy with your status quo

In creating Bettr@, sometimes I talk to people who aren’t exactly motivated to improve themselves. They just don’t get it. Maybe their kids need to learn new things, but they don’t have the time to with everything else going on in their busy lives.
Here’s the rub. People are living longer than [...]

Evangelizing simplicity: BizzyBoard

Working in groups on new “stuff” yields people to create concept documents that often are impregnated with the terms “portal”, or “kiosk”, or “handheld” or “consumer electronic device”. I believe that this is because of people’s obsession with high-technology. In reality, using extraneous technology is like using a nuclear bomb to get rid [...]

The state of U.S. education is pathetic

Apparently, 1 in 10 high schools is a ‘dropout factory’. Say what? from the article:
WASHINGTON - It’s a nickname no principal could be proud of: “Dropout factory,” a high school where no more than 60 percent of the students who start as freshmen make it to their senior year. That description fits more [...]



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  • Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations

    Here Comes Everybody: The Power of Organizing Without Organizations by Clay Shirky

  • Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns

    Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by Clayton M. Christensen

  • The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning (JB - Anker Series)

    The Learning Portfolio: Reflective Practice for Improving Student Learning (JB - Anker Series) by John Zubizarreta

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