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Month: July 2009

Ben Franklin, Education and the 21st Century, Part 3

Ben Franklin, Education and the 21st Century, Part 3

Continuing from part 2 Franklin continues in his proposal for the education of youth; But if HISTORY be made a constant Part of their Reading, such as the Translations of the Greek and Roman Historians, and the modern Histories of antient Greece and Rome, &c. may not almost all Kinds of useful Knowledge be that Way introduc’d to Advantage, and with Pleasure to the Student? That old adage ‘those that do not know history are condemned to repeat it’ comes to mine. …

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Post NECC Thoughts

Post NECC Thoughts

I did not have an opportunity to attend NECC this year. I did support the DEN in SL‘s session, watched a good deal online and followed posts on twitter and plurk.  Though I learned some new things and been given ideas to ponder it just is not the same.  I am a proponent of distance learning and love that I could ‘attend’ after a fashion, I do not think anything beats the face to face interaction.  Learning and inspiration are…

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