“Unicef said that when they set up public computer kiosks with educational material, a cached Wikipedia, basic health information, etc, in villages that the people using them are aged six to 60, but when adding internet connectivity the age range reduces to 14 to 18. They consume porn and it creates an environment unfriendly to others.”
— This much I know: Clay Shirky, Technology guru, 44, London | Life and style | The Observer
“# There is some pretty good research indicating that setting college as a goal rather than a career leads to bad decisions about post-secondary education and unfortunate outcomes after you get to college.
(Link points to http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300082754?ie=UTF8&tag=tuttlesvc-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0300082754)”
— Tuttle SVC: Weird KIPP Op-Ed
“…I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you’ll dream dangerously and outrageously, that you’ll make something that didn’t exist before you made it, that you will be loved and that you will be liked, and that you will have people to love and to like in return. And, most importantly (because I think there should be more kindness and more wisdom in the world right now), that you will, when you need to be, be wise, and that you will always be kind.”
— Neil Gaiman’s Journal: Another Year
“here in NZ we have a large component of internal assessment and a brand new competencies based curriculum)”
— I’m 28, I’m not *old*… at dougbelshaw.com
Scientists extract images directly from brain ::: Pink Tentacle
“The Two Lies of Teaching, According to Dr. Tom Sallee: (1) If I say it then they will learn it. (2) If I don’t say it then they won’t learn it.”
— dy/dan » Blog Archive » Asilomar #7: A Complete, Balanced Curriculum

“Try to master something you suck at but like to do anyway. Now imagine trying to master something you suck at and don’t really care for. Welcome to high school.”
— Science teacher: Clamming and competency
“I think it really does not matter what content we trim. The value is in process, not content. And that’s where people get a little buzzy.”
— Science teacher: High school and “real life”

Voting Machines Elect One Of Their Own As President - Genius (Thanks @ianusher and @ digitalmaverick for original Tweet!