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The ‘grit’ phenomenon has captivated the nation since Angela Duckworth’s impressive ‘TedTalk Education’ last September.  Josie Holford posts a serious challenge to this notion for not only the growing population of disadvantaged students, but also for rich kids.  Here’s an ...

“The purpose of education is not to serve the public, it’s to create a public.”  Thomas Jefferson Many communities are dramatically shifting how their schools are preparing learners for the 21st Century.  School board members and education leaders can glean ...

  App-smashing, co-creating artifacts of learning, fighting the boring monster, developing perseverance and grit–this teacher gets it. Parents seeking to understand how modern learning culture presents in a public school setting will be richly rewarded by hearing London, Ontario elementary ...

We’re preparing today’s children for a bold new world, drastically different from the last century. For a broad outline of the meaningful changes taking place in public school education, view this IGNITE talk given at the 2012 ISTE conference by ...

Is it about the vision for learning or the technology? From David Jakes: Is the true value of the device [sic] found in its form factor, its cost, its available apps, [or] in its ability to connect learners?   [W]hen ...

This short clip of Steve Jobs is a rich case study in visionary leadership.   A couple of observations: In setting Apple’s vision, Jobs did not assess the company’s current capabilities/strengths and then work forward — he knew that would only ...