Culture
June 2012
Teenage Whisperer: Hear Me Roar
"So please stop shuffling the paper me around And stop, talk and listen and then I might just be found . . ." Read more
"A" students tend to become professors, and "C" students become wealthy donors...
"Creativity, he said, might be an even more valuable asset that educators and parents should emphasize." -WSJ quoting Larry Summers, former President of Harvard, President Obama and Clinton advisor Read more
More College M.I.A.s --- Larry Ellison, James Cameron . . .
Larry Ellison of Oracle recently closed on the purchase of a majority ownership of land in Lanai, Maui, Hawaii (for those who've been on vacation), which was the catalyst for re-publishing this classic post which may still resonate . . . Like it or him or not, he is another M.I.A. (Missing in Action- didn't graduate or attend college who is among the notable and/or accomplished) Read more
Michael Jordan and success: "Maybe I led you to believe it was easy . . . when it wasn't . . ."
Michael Jordan & LeBron James duke it out Read moreThe process of developing credible credentials that verify that the student has adequately mastered the subject - and did not cheat - and can be counted on by employers is still being perfected by all the MOOCs. But once it is, this phenomenon will really scale. .Thomas L. Friedman, Author, NYT Columnist in "Revolution Hits the Universities"
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