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August 4, 2011 11:47 am

"The need to know the capital of Florida died when my phone learned the answer. Rather, the students of tomorrow need to be able to think creatively; they will need to learn on their, adapt to new challenges and innovate on-the-fly."

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Anthony Chivetta

August 1, 2011 11:03 am

"The illiterate of the 21st Century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn."

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Alvin Toffler

July 30, 2011 1:01 pm

"The last few decades have belonged to a certain kind of person with a certain kind of mind - computer programmers who could crank code, lawyers who could craft contracts, MBAs who could crunch numbers. But the keys to the kingdom are changing hands. The future belongs to a very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind - creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers and meaning makers. These people-artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers, consolers, big picture thinkers - will now reap society’s richest rewards and share its greatest joys."

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Daniel Pink

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July 29, 2011 2:17 pm

aneducationineducation:

I am absolutely in love with this TED Talk. He exemplifies everything in which I believe, speaks to everything that I think is wrong with schools, and proposes solutions that I believe in. Every time I get discouraged from going after my dream of starting a charter school, I should watch this video.

Chris Lehmann represents all that is right with education. Not only does he preach, he practices. He is applying his methods & achieving groundbreaking results. What I love most is how much he empowers his students to critically think & take action. I strongly feel that our current system of education undermines the ability & potential of our youth. Expectations are too low, based off the standards of the past. Students today now have more access & resources to accomplish what past generations could only dream of. They have the power to change the world. We should treat them as such.

P.S. If you’re not as passionate as Chris Lehmann, get out of education. Now.

P.P.S. Chris Lehmann is one of the organizers for the 140edu Conference next week in NYC. Don’t miss out. I, along with Ariel Norling & other cool cats, will be in attendance. Will you?

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11:57 am

"Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire."

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William Butler Yeats

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July 28, 2011 12:32 pm

"If we teach today as we taught yesterday, we rob our children of tomorrow."

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John Dewey

July 27, 2011 9:16 am

"‘I’m bored’ is a useless thing to say. You live in a great, big, vast world that you’ve seen none percent of. Even the inside of your own mind is endless. It goes on forever, inwardly — you understand? The fact the you’re alive is amazing. So you don’t get to be bored."

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LOUIS C.K., to his kids, on Louie (via inothernews)