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The Bracey Report On the Condition of Public Education, 2009
Nov 2009 report, criticizing 3 assumptions: High-quality schools can eliminate the achievement gap between whites and minorities, Mayoral control of public schools is an improvement over the more common elected board governance systems, Higher standards will improve the performance of public schools.
It’s not about tools. It’s about change. « Connectivism
It’s the change underlying these tools that I’m trying to emphasize. Forget blogs…think open dialogue. Forget wikis…think collaboration. Forget podcasts…think democracy of voice. Forget RSS/aggregation…think personal networks. Forget any of the tools…and think instead of the fundamental restructuring of how knowledge is created, disseminated, shared, and validated.
Minds on Fire: Open Education, the Long Tail, and Learning 2.0 (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE
Machines are the easy part; people are the hard part by Doug Johnson (Book) in Education & Language
$12 paperback or free eBook from Doug Johnson on Lulu.com
Insights - Boys Forward
A book on the issue of homework in our modern society - we need ot rethink homework
The Public Domain by James Boyle
James Boyle introduces readers to the idea of the public domain and describes how it is being tragically eroded by our current copyright, patent, and trademark laws.
Kiss, Bow or Shake Hands
highly recommended book about success in the international business environment
Gift-Giving Books by Gary Stager - December 2007 District Administration magazine
great list of education and learning focused books
The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Or Gustavus Vassa, The - Project Gutenberg
The Medici Effect : Frans Johansson
book about innovation and cross-pollination value of ideas
In Praise Of Slow - Carl Honoré
GREAT book about keeping balance in our tech-infused world
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