Learning to the Highest Degree!

This latest posting addresses the result that the more education one can acquire, the lower rate of unemployment one will face.  The title is called, "Working Value of Education" which advances areas for alternative discussions about work and continuing education.  Read more

This blog posting starts what will be an ongoing discussion about 'engaged-learning,' which explores how learning and education should exist in our evolving learning community.  Read more

Often times, I hear discussions about education and mostly it only speaks to K-12 grades.  I thought it was time to open the discussion to include other areas are interesting to adults of continual learning.  Click here for the complete blog posting, but I lay out a few areas such as including lifelong learning accounts and even paid educational leave to pursue formal education.

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After watching this compelling work about the nation-wide damage to American elementary and highschool education, it leaves me bewildered. I’m taken back by how America continues to allow failing schools, bad teachers, and disadvantaged students—On second thought, I’m not surprised.

The documentary looks into the lives of at least four kids at different stages of their academic marathon. Unlike a marathon based on skill and talent,…