United States is on the wrong educational path. Zhao, who studies global education practices, used the keynote address to advocate for reducing emphasis on traditional models of assessment in education.

“I would love the common core standards if they were not common or core. I love standards, I love the NETS, but they are not common or core,” he said. Instead, Zhao argued for an education system that recognizes the diversity of talents evident in our students.

“It was an amazing talk because he brings to life what’s really important in education right now. Not worrying about test scores but thinking more about creativity and entrepreneurism

Let's get this straight. We are talking about Facebook Friends (I call them FF's in class) and a Facebook friend has access to everything you put on your wall (unless you "list" them - more on that later.) It means that if you "friend" someone who hates you that they will be crawling your page and your life looking for something bad about you. It also means that if you "friend" your students and you skip school one day and post "I took a sick day to go to the mall." that you've just ratted yourself out -- in writing. Everyone will know, that sort of word travels fast.

In "the South" we are taught to be friendly from the moment our Mom's tell us as a drooling tot to "say hello because he just said hello to you." Be friendly. So, we think we have to "friend" everyone who "friends" us - it is good manners, right?