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forever thankful that I teach in a context where I'm able to do most of the positive things he's talking about while avoiding most of the negative ones

-- I enjoyed watching this. :)

The Truth About Dishonesty

We have a system of education that is modeled on the interest of industrialism and in the image of it. School are still pretty much organized on factory lines — ringing bells, separate facilities, specialized into separate subjects. We still educate children by batches. Why do we do that?”

A fantastic visual video! Simple and sophisticated - with hints of humor (always appreciated).  Do think you're an honest person? Watch this skillfully crafted video and you just might reconsider that.

The Emerging Mind: How Relationships and The Embodied Brain Shape Who We Are

Free Beer: The truth about dishonesty (by theRSAorg)

Its not at all clear how they will advance to this level of actually being politically active. What if it wouldn't get them onto the streets? This is something you don't hear discussed very often. We hear a lot about this distinction between digital natives and digital immigrants. What you don't hear about is the distinction between digital renegades and digital captives, which I think is a much more important one because we need to know how exactly technology influences civic engagement and prospensity to engage in protests.