Education Today 08/17/2008

Higher Education - Dangerously Close to Becoming Irrelevant!

"The Internet and wealth of developing technology provide young people outside of education with a sense of “openness, connectedness, personalization, and participation” that is simply not found at the university level today.

The idea that America’s colleges and universities are effectively educating the next generation has become suspect."

Darren Draper: First Impressions

"What happens on the first days of school can be an indicator of future success, He thought it would be interesting to see how many of your teachers - educators whose blogs have helped you to learn - chose to begin their classes, at a time when they weren't yet my teachers and at a time that they most likely were not even aware that their blogs would eventually become a classroom for many."