New culture of learning: Triumphant return of Dewey and child’s play - by Charles Taylor Kerchner
Two of the gurus of the Internet age have written a charming, compelling, and ultimately romantic book about what learning could be. In the opening pages of A New Culture of Learning: Cultivating the Imagination for a World of Constant Change, Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown lay out the dimensions of “arc of life” learning, [...]
Sue Burr given dual role over education - by John Fensterwald - Educated Guess
In a twofer consistent with his frugality, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed a key education adviser Thursday who will also serve as the new executive director of the State Board of Education. She is Sue Burr, a respected fixture in education for a quarter-century. Burr, 57, is currently the executive director of the [...]
