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“So, what knowledge do you possess that a 16 year old kid couldn’t look up on Google?”

Synthesis. Application. Problem solving. Sound familiar? 21st Century learning skills.

Someone needs to be able to take knowledge, apply knowledge, and create with knowledge. Just knowing something is no longer how we should be teaching our children.

I think we all need to maintain a focus on school change

We no longer send our kids to school where they are sectioned off by grade level

I think more people are twittering than reading RSS, particularly the blogging type. There are lot of people adding us all to their RSS readers for the sake of having an RSS reader but not really to converse.

Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a powerful message about the need for action on global warming. This simple act has captured the hearts and minds of people all over the world. As a result, at 8pm March 29, 2008 millions of people in some of the world’s major capital cities, including Copenhagen, Toronto, Chicago, Melbourne, Brisbane and Tel Aviv will unite and switch off for Earth Hour.