Archive for July, 2010

Great teachers and dynamic entrepreneurs

The names Glenn, Ashley and Carol come to mind when I think of what’s right with our educational system. It still attracts amazing human beings like them, who have real compassion, insight, talent and enthusiasm. Glenn taught two of my three “children.” Ashley just taught my youngest. And one day many years ago, Carol pulled
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Two kinds of teaching

Seth Godin is positioned as a marketing and innovation guru, but secretly he’s just a really smart person. Here’s a recent post from his blog on education: Two kinds of schooling Type 1. You can take a class where you learn technique, facts and procedures. Type 2. You can take a class where you learn
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Four life-changing days at College Summit

It’s 97 degrees at Amherst College and five high school students are sitting with me in the Russian Literature lounge. None of us are interested in the language; it’s the only air-conditioned room we could find, and we have three days of work ahead of us. College Summit brought us together, and our challenge is
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