Who: The Onion
Where: YouTube – Blockbuster Offers Glimpse Of Movie Renting Past

Typical newspaper story of a school district deciding to get serious (i.e. “ban”) “student use of personal electronic devices” in the classroom.  Funny thing though…I’ve worked closely with both administrators, their technology coordinator, and one of their board members over the years.  They all know better…and deep down inside they mean better.

Lizard brains.

As the amount of inputs go up, as the number of people and ideas that clamor for attention continue to increase, we do what people always do: we rely on the familiar, the trusted and the personal.

I’m working hard on less inputs, more interaction.

Godin, S. Seth’s Blog: The blizzard of noise (and the good news) [Post].

In Minnesota, being an extrovert means to look at your shoes when I’m talking to you.  I summoned up my inner extrovert and asked Seth Godin if I could snap a picture of his socks.

3 socks for $8 (on sale) at littlemissmatched.

A public education that centers first around workforce development will put a high premium on following directions and doing what you’re told. A public education that centers first around citizenship development will still teach rules, but it will teach students to question the underlying ideas behind the rules. Workforce development will reinforce the hierarchies that we see in most corporate culture, while a citizenship-focus will teach students that their voice matters, regardless of station.

Holla.

Lehmann, C. The Big Lie (Thoughts on Why School Is Not Only About Workforce Development) – Practical Theory [Post]. Retrieved from http://practicaltheory.org/serendipity/index.php?/archives/1255-The-Big-Lie-Thoughts-on-Why-School-Is-Not-Only-About-Workforce-Development.html