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Free iPods at University
August 21st, 2008 by Dale Fincher
The New York times published this piece yesterday: “Welcome, Freshman. Haven an iPod.” Apparently, student cell phones and laptop computers aren’t enough of a distraction. They need iPods, too, to satiate the endless consumer appetite to be entertained. I still believe music is the drug of choice in the West. And in a place, like [...]
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Does Modern Education Kill Creativity?
May 21st, 2008 by Dale Fincher
I cannot believe I haven’t seen this before. It was posted online nearly 2 years ago. Sir Ken Robinson says things here we need to all consider. Of the many things that resonated with me, one was that creativity can only flourish if we are willing to be wrong. His thesis here fits squarely into [...]
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