Stephen Downes

Knowledge, Learning, Community
Love this: "Imagine starting your school day with a global news briefing followed by a class on the history of terrorism. Next, you might study Arabic or go online to listen to the Arabic language television station, Al Jazeera." Yeah! I used to wake up in the morning eager for my World Politics class in high school. "Our kids are really bright," said Deanna Camputaro, leader of the Arts Academy. "But they were disconnected from what they were learning. We wanted to give them something that would make them want to come to school on time and stay in school." Via Tom Hoffman.

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