Tag: Education
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RETHINKING THE NEED FOR TRADITIONAL EDUCATION
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My sons love to travel, explore and learn about different cultures. Recently, they were in central Asia. When they arrived in Kazakhstan, one of the first things they did was buy SIM cards for their iPhones. Then, they accessed a translation app that allowed them to use their devices to read signs and carry-on multi-lingual…
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REBUILDING OUR EDUCATION SYSTEM
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In 2018, I was regularly blogging about issues with the American school system. I was also keeping up with advancements in Artificial Intelligence that were seen, at that time, as new tools that teachers and industries could use. As I learned more about AI, as I read Yuval Noah Harari, Max Tegmark, articles in Wired…
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The Great Majority Of Parents Have Voted
It has been over twenty years since frustrated educators, idealists, and those wanting to destroy public education offered School Choice, and partial schools, as options for parents. These experiments have been given more than a fair test. The results of this gamble are now clear. The great majority of parents – nearly 90% – have…
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Do We Have Self-Directed Educators Who Can Deal With Self-Directed Learners?
Get ready. The management of educational institutions changes from one of conforming students and teachers so the learners are safe and the administration has fewer problems, to management plans that focus on supporting self-directed teachers and creating self-directed learners. Education must evolve to meet the needs of 21st Century learners and America’s future.