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29 Apr 09

Op-Ed Contributor - End the University as We Know It - NYTimes.com

As always, I tend to look at the recommended changes for higher ed as a means to shift what we think about K-12. Not always the best way to think, but this article brings up some salient points about collaboration and change within departments.

www.nytimes.com/...27taylor.html - Preview

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  • Unfortunately this mass-production university model has led to separation where there ought to be collaboration and to ever-increasing specialization.
    • I think the same can be said for high schools and K-12. We see ourselves often as solely a content specialist in one area, whereas I wonder what would happen if we looked at ourselves through the lens the author uses later in the article when he talks about how he would restructure universities. - on 2009-04-30
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  • agile, adaptive and imaginative
    • This word choice is fantastic. I love to see schools where these three words apply to the learning community--from the students to the faculty to the community. - on 2009-04-30
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