Open Windows » 21st Century http://deckerjo.edublogs.org Listening to the wind in order to educate in the world of new media Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:03:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Another Wake Up Call… Can we keep hitting snooze? http://deckerjo.edublogs.org/2008/09/15/another-wake-up-call-can-we-keep-hitting-snooze/ http://deckerjo.edublogs.org/2008/09/15/another-wake-up-call-can-we-keep-hitting-snooze/#comments Mon, 15 Sep 2008 17:32:43 +0000 edtechguru http://deckerjo.edublogs.org/?p=10 I know that realizing something important just a little too late can be very frustrating.  I think most of us have had a deadline slip our minds or possibly paid a bill a little  past the due date.  Usually these are small issues of little consequence in the “Big Picture”  However, not to be an alarmist, I am afraid to think that America is on the verge of being caught asleep on it’s feet.  As we see our global economy shifting, and the face of “business as usual”  taking on a whole new look.  There is a large number of people who are calling on American educational institutions to begin to shift as well. 

 

Here is just one more example of article that discusses a study (admittedly by a 21st Century Educational Organization) that outlines some of the most glaring reasins that this shift is so crucial in keeping America a leading force in our world today.

http://pages.citebite.com/l8c1c2v1wkyt 

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