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The Year Ends

We have spent the past few days with family at a cabin in Wisconsin. Everyone but us has now gone home and we will leave in the morning. It has been a very relaxing time with family. The most unique event of the day was a virtual chat with Sasha and Marcia from Nizhny (Russia). [...]

Posted 31 December 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

No excuse needed – these topics are related

While Learning Aloud is focused on education and technology, I frequently digress. Sometimes the topics are unrelated personal issues. Sometimes the topics focus on important issues I feel a need to identify. Tom Friedman has received a lot of attention on this blog. For me, he raises issues of tremendous importance and he offers what [...]

Posted 26 November 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Skype Chat with Cindy and Friends

I mentioned a few days ago that Cindy has been in Russia as part of a teacher to teacher exchange program. We had hoped to be able to communicate via Skype and when we finally connected today she had several of the teachers she working with her. I recorded the session to share some of [...]

Posted 13 March 2008 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Elephant and the Dragon – Flat World Revisited

I just returned from a long drive to see my mom. I like driving by myself because I can listen to whatever I want. Over 800 miles worth of time to think. I like podcasts and audiobooks. This trip I spent most of my time listening to a recent book by Robyn Meredith – The [...]

Posted 07 March 2008 † grabe § Policy ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Two Million MInutes

Check out this link – TwoMillionMinutes. The site offers information about an upcoming documentary contrasting the K-12 educational experience in China, India, and the USA. Judging from the trailer, the intent is to illustrate through the lives of 6 young people just how far behind US education is in preparing students for the reality of [...]

Posted 07 November 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

Steve Jobs, Michael Dell and Education

Watch the education blogs for the next day or so and you will likely see comments precipitated by Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Evidently, he and Michael Dell (Dell Computers) were discussing the role of technology in schools during a Texas conference on educational reform. Jobs reportedly suggested that technology would have little educational impact until [...]

Posted 18 February 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged:

State Response to Flat World

A week or so ago I outlined findings and recommendations from a report entitled tough choices or tough times. This report identified changing economic trends and recommended needed educational adjustments to prevent economic decline in the US. Some states appear to be making a commitment to a similar combination of improved basic skills, a more [...]

Posted 24 January 2007 † grabe § General ‡ Comments (0) ° Also tagged: