Thanks to Jamie Schumacher for passing along the video link: “Imagine [...] turning on your home computer to read the day’s newspaper.” …and, 28 years later, newspapers are shutting down because they cannot compete with the home computer.
I just returned from Washington, DC, where, although ticketed, I was not able to attend President Obama’s inauguration. I had a purple ticket. That disappointment aside, change and hope are here. Here are some highlights for what the Obama administration is working on for education: Zero to Five Plan: The Obama-Biden comprehensive “Zero to Five” [...]
Continuing a tradition that started last year, I am listing my predictions for the big stories that will impact the education world in 2009. My predictions from last year were hit-and-miss, but I did well overall. How will I fare this year? No Child Left Behind won’t get left behind. Contrary to all the data [...]
I received feedback from several readers that Arthur Harkins’ reasoning for why we need to Leapfrog might seem a bit too Machiavellian — “us versus them.” I therefore hope everybody will enjoy the contrast of perspective in this next video. In early November, we had an opportunity to interview Jutta Treviranus, director of the Adaptive [...]
If you tried contacting me through this site’s contact form over the past month, chances are I didn’t get the message. I discovered the problem this morning, and fixed it immediately. I apologize if you recently sent me a message, and if I never replied. The problem stems from the site’s recent software update, which [...]
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