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Truth may not change, but information does. And in the age of social media, it divides and duplicates in a frenzied kind of digital mitosis.

Specifically, new habits of mind. Persisting. Managing impulsivity. Responding with awe. Questioning. Innovating. Thinking interdependently.

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If the 20th century model was to measure the accuracy and ownership of information, the 21st century’s model is form and interdependence

learning options today don’t just abound, they dwarf formal learning institutions in every way but clout with the power-holders—parents, teachers, deans, and curriculum designers

Habits, by nature, are reflexive, accessible, and adaptable–not unlike knowledge. This is a can’t-miss point. Internalized and reflexive cognitive patterns that are called upon intrinsically, and transfer seamlessly.

all else, the 21st century

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needs for self-knowledge and authentic local placement, two very broad ideas that come from patient thinking

Persistence. Managing Impulsivity. Responding with awe.

Old learning forms focused on the thinker rather than the thoughts, the source rather than the information, and correctly citing that source over understanding what made that information worth extracting

The tone of thinking in the 21st century should not be hushed nor gushing, defiant nor assimilating, but simply interdependent, conjured to function on a relevant scale within a much larger human and intellectual ecology, one that exposes itself daily across twitter, facebook, and a billion smartphone screens.