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Ken Robinson: How to escape education’s death valley

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Kevin

Robinson’s observation about fixing the culture of education is correct.  Learning is a human endeavor, not a mechanical one.  It requires creativity on the part of teachers, and creativity cannot thrive if the education system is run on the principle … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | March 1, 2013

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Kevin

Reading London Review of Books Shall I go on? by Colin Burrow The National Interest Mo Yan’s Delicate Balancing Act by Sabina Knight The New York Times | Friday, March 1, 2013 Boehner Halts Talks on Cuts; G.O.P. Cheers by … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | February 28, 2013

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Kevin

Reading Richmond Times-Dispatch | Thursday, February 28, 2013 $100 fee for hybrids fuels criticism of roads plan by Jim Nolan The New York Times | Thursday, February 28, 2013 After Pledging Loyalty to Successor, Pope Leaves Vatican by Rachel Donadio

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Reading and Listening | February 27, 2013

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Kevin

Reading All Things D Amazon: Don’t Install the Kindle for iOS Update We Just Sent You by John Paczkowski Tech’s Heavy Hitters Come Out in Support of Gay Marriage by Mike Issac The New York Times | Wednesday, February 27, … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | February 26, 2013

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The Chronicle of Higher Education Campus Networks Feel the Pinch as Demand Rises and Budgets Shrink by Jake New Outlook for Nonprofit Higher Education Is ‘Volatile,’ Report Says by Allie Bidwell Harvard Business Review Marissa Mayer Is No Fool … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | February 25, 2013

Posted on February 25, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The Chronicle of Higher Education A More-Radical Online Revolution by Edward L. Ayers EDUCAUSE Review Why IT Has Not Paid Off As We Hoped (Yet) by Edward L. Ayers and Charles M. Grisham The Atlantic Marissa Mayer Is Wrong: … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | February 24, 2013

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The New York Times | Sunday, February 24, 2013 A Conservative Provocateur, Using a Blowtorch as His Pen by Jim Rutenberg Emory University’s Leader Reopens Its Racial Wounds by Kim Severson and Robbie Brown All Things D Why Carriers … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | February 23, 2013

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The New York Times | Saturday, February 23, 2013 U.S. Moves to Provide Quicker Access to Publicly Financed Scientific Research by Kenneth Chang Alan F. Westin, Who Transformed Privacy Debate Before the Web Era, Dies at 83 by Maragalit … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | February 21, 2013

Posted on February 21, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The New York Times | Thursday, February 21, 2013 Strategy Seeks To Ensure Bid of C.I.A. Pick by Scott Shane and Mark Mazzetti Hacking Victims Edge into Light by Nicole Perleroth Effects of Bullying Last Into Adulthood, Study Says … Continue reading →

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Reading and Listening | February 20, 2013

Posted on February 20, 2013 by Kevin

Reading The New York Times | Wednesday, February 20, 2013 It Takes a B.A. To Find a Job As a File Clerk by Catherine Rampell A Digital Shift on Health Data Swells Profits by Julie Creswell Nanotubes Seen as Alternative … Continue reading →

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