The problem with credentials
Most of us learned that degrees are good things; that having [...]
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12, 2015
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06, 2013
Hacking your education
Interesting word 'hack.' Being 'hacked' usually means someone broke into your [...]
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06, 2012
A Four Year Degree in One?
Getting a degree is still the primary way of becoming [...]
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03, 2012
Bye Bye Encyclopaedia Britanica
The New York Times today ran an article about the [...]
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10, 2011
Bring on the learning revolution
How many people do you know that are truly passionate [...]
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06, 2011
Steve Jobs on living, loving and learning
My sister told me about Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford commencement [...]
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06, 2011
Learning Good, University Bad
That’s an almost quote from Peter Thiel, the Stanford University [...]
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05, 2011
Redesigning Education with Oprah in mind
One explanation for Oprah’s success is that she provides a [...]
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07, 2010
And the young shall lead the old
It used to be that seniority was the basis for [...]
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04, 2010
“Can’t you see I’m eating?”
Here’s a reportedly true story that both asserts the state [...]
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09, 2009
What’s the proof of your education?
Just listened to Diane Ravitch, the Research Prof. at New [...]
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07, 2009
Neglect continual education at your peril
I once had a teacher who was fond of sharing [...]