Four Lessons Teachers Can Learn from Jay-Z

This... is actually not as silly as it sounds.

via Good

Mark Edmunson, "Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here"

I assigned this to my students on day one this semester, but I think it is a good refresher for all of us about what education really is as well.

Mark Edmunson, "Who Are You and What Are You Doing Here"

How to Break the Cycle of Remedial College Classes

How to break the Cycle of Remedial College Classes (via Good). I teach freshmen and this rings true. We need to look into this.

The Danger of Making College Too Career Focused

This really rings true for me.

Academic Publishers Attempt To Eliminate Fair Use At Universities

A must read for academics over at NEWSgrist.

Academic Publishers Attempt To Eliminate Fair Use At Universities.

Live and Learn

Why do we have college? An excellent breakdown from the New Yorker of the state of thought about higher education in the U.S.

Steve Bergen's Ted Talk

An old family friend and a great teacher talks about teaching and technology. This is worth 20 Min. of your time for sure.

Steve Bergen's Ted Talk

The Poor Quality of Undergraduate Education

This NYT article rings true to me.

The Poor Quality of Undergraduate Education

Alexa Miller

Alexa Miller is an arts learning specialist with a broad intrest in the relationship between art and learning and a longstanding interest in the relationship between art and health. I have been honored to co-teach with her this semester at the Boston Artscience Prize and if you are interested in art/education consulting/collaboration I highly suggest you check out her website.