Did You Know 4.0

Recently, Darren and Jared Bachynski published a Fall 2009 update (Did You Know 4.0) to a now famous Did You Know video that has circulated on YouTube for some time. The information, if accurate, is startling. We are only just beginning to understand the Digital Age's impact on education and learning.

From iPhones to Twitter, our communities are rapidly changing the way we communicate. Surely, this will have an impact on our schools. Isn't it interesting to consider how these technologies impact language development? An argument could be made that English is still the language of international communication, but what happens when "lol, OMG, ru" and other common "tweets" begin to replace the formal language we now use? Should we be teaching "tweetglish" in our classes? Also, what happens to the human brain now that we are communicating differently? Will it structure itself differently?

Though many of us tend to suggest that the Digital Age has changed "kids these days," I argue it has had as big an impact on adults. I think it's time we embrace this stuff, work with it, and begin to figure out how we can capitalize on the good and remediate for the not so good. What do you think?

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Gail and I are selling our Series IIa restoration project. Please find some pictures below...

On Success

This afternoon the Long Trail School middle school boys' soccer team won its 8th straight game. While I am a firm believer that a team and a player can learn as much about themselves in a losing effort as a winning one, it sure is nice to taste success on a regular basis. The confidence that our boys built over the course of the past few weeks is evident on the playing field. They were excellent teammates today, sharing the ball well, looking for each other on give-and-goes (the best play in the history of field sports), and, in general, demonstrating passion for and skill in the game of soccer.

I was especially pleased with the way some of our more gifted players sought to collaborate with the other guys on the team. Instead of dribbling past two or three defenders for a shot on goal, they sought out their teammates, creating opportunities and allowing our guys to make a play on the ball.

Soccer can be a magical game when played correctly. Today was one of those days where the flow of the play seemed to be orchestrated by a conductor of a symphony.