More Serendipity

Thursday, 18 March 2010 by Marcus Aquinas.

The Spring issue of “American Educator” showed up in my mailbox today. There must be something in the water. In response to Dr. Wolff’s lecture (links to a QuickTime .mov – runs about an hour), I was preparing a rather lengthy rant entitled “The Necessity of a Liberal Education” when I saw two related articles occupying a sizable chunk of the magazine:

“The Most Daring Education Reform of All” by Diana Senechal (links to a .pdf)

“21st Century Skills” by Andrew J. Rotherham and Daniel T. Willingham (links to a .pdf)

Hmmmm. I’ve never really considered myself to be at or near the cutting edge of anything, especially when it comes to hot educational issues, so it must be a combination of the Luck o’ the Irish and the corned beef and cabbage I had for St. Patrick’s Day. Perhaps that’s my cue to go buy a lottery ticket. Probably not.

The Most Daring Education Reform of All

21st Century Skills: Not New, but a Worthy Challenge

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