AUGUST 6, 2009 1:56AM

Engagement Technology or How I Learned to Stop Worrying...

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I find it very interesting that many of the technological initiatives in education have largely failed, or at least failed to live up to the hype. When looking at the cost benefit analysis of many IT projects, most simply do not make sense. A number of studies discuss the use… Read full post »
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AUGUST 1, 2009 5:05AM

Sisyphus and Education: Let's Do It Again!

21st Century Sisyphus

I remember reading the The Myth of Sisyphus many years ago and not really getting it.  Not until I got into education, that is.  The semester, the quarter, indeed the school year, is a repetitive cycle, as is most of life.  When we are young, it is not as readily… Read full post »

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JULY 26, 2009 7:15PM

Toward a Definition of Deficit Learning

At its heart, the deficit model seems straight forward: students are lacking in knowledge or skill and they come to school in order to have that deficit removed or diminished. What I find interesting is that many of my peers, which include both teachers and administrators, responded negatively to th… Read full post »

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JULY 26, 2009 2:55PM

Is Education Finding and Fostering Talent?


Lani Guinier throws down the gauntlet for education with her scathing indictment of the SAT and by extension, the educational establishment's culturing and assessing of 'talent.'  The problem, in essence, is the fact that education exists within a complex system and the SAT (here used…

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