Why School?

"Access doesn't automatically come with an ability to use the Web well. We aren't suddenly self-directed, organized, and literate enough to make sense of all the people and information online — or savvy enough to connect and build relationships with others in safe, ethical, and effective ways."

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The above comes from Will Richardson's Why School. He is making the point that teachers have a role in helping students become knowledge builders (my term) in the vast information the floods our ears and eyes in the connected world. The is a point with which I whole-heartlessly agree, but that requires educators become open to collaboration and criticism and connections themselves. 

- Dr. Gary Ackerman