"Don't the standards of the classroom prepare us for the standards of the real world?" Thoughtful article making the real world and education connection/ Google Oxygen Study seems real breakthrough. Cathy Davidson says it was for her and it have made big difference in her teaching for more "productive, happily socially-engaged lives."

Fascinating conversation on higher ed and how it may or may not be changing . . .

Kevin uses chapter book Frindle, story of student's campaign to add new word to dictionary, to reflect on the uncertainty of the future and what his students will need to know and be able to do to be successful.

Embracing uncertainty takes courage. Shelley Wright is one of the most courageous teachers I know.

For #rhizo14 "This future wasn't created by the Bill Gates of the world. It was created by the Pete Seegers" via @oldaily

Week Two's question of enforcing independence leads me to revisit an old post about semester-long collaborative projects for grad students.

Yikes! Is that a tree on the Deeper Learning logo? See Lima's RSA on networked learning (rhizomatic metaphor) versus the tree metaphor

Cross-fertilization from DL MOOC. Thx to James Kerr for sharing. Powerful spoken word on the irony of assessment/grading.

Meta-MOOC organized by Hastac and led by Cathy Davidson of Duke

Competency-Based Education appeals to me because it seems easier for the teacher to be the facilitator/guide if not also responsible for the assessing/grading. Can it lead to independent learning?

Really helpful post about the rhizome metaphor with outstanding RSA talk by Manuel Lima on networked learning. Encourages a new look at rhizomes and what might lead to diversity (you know they are clones). Bacteria?

So I kinda got sidetracked from #rhizo14 by #ds106 Daily Create

Recommended by Marilyn Funes http://mdvfunes.com/2014/01/15/i-am-not-doing-rhizo14-but-i-guess-im-in/

Recommended by Telli01 in Vialogues conversation https://vialogues.com/vialogues/play/13001 as good intro to Dave's work on rhizomatic ed

My head hurts after Week 1 of rhizo14. Just kidding. Enjoying wrapping my three pounds of neurons around the first week's question connecting learning and cheating.

Teachers of cyber security use "cheating" to challenge students' assumptions

Nonacs proves the value of "flipping the test" is to stimulate new ways to perceive and solve problems with what's been learned rather than regurgitate what teacher expects.

Larry L in Unhangout: My point: Could you blame Captain Kirk cheating in Kobashashi Maru test? I'm really convinced that cheating is an intrinsic part of a damage/broken/unfunctional education system. Cris C -- Now that I know what Kobashasi Maru means, I'd say that Captain Kirk both cheated and hacked his way to success by disrupting the unfair system. Reminds me of Ender in Ender's Game (book/series by Orson Scott Card) who was continually and brilliantly breaking the rules.