Tag Archives: shift paradigm

Back to School

Posted on September 4, 2012 by

SHIFT PARADIGM | by Mark E. Weston Occupy a classroom, change education Occupy Wall Street’s non-violent attempts to change the private sector suggest that similar tactics can be applied to America’s public K-12 education system. This is an intriguing possibility … Continue reading →

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Who’s The Boss?

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

SHIFT PARADIGM | by Mark E. Weston Education-related associations, advocacy groups, and front-line challenges Do education-related organizations work for you? Or do you work for them? Do they even work for education? Tens of thousands of education-related organizations exist worldwide. Most … Continue reading →

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How Education Fails Technology (And What to Do About It)

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

SHIFT PARADIGM | by Mark E. Weston Education has failed technology. Yes, you read that correctly. Education has failed technology. To understand why this is, not vice versa, requires understanding what the research literature makes clear: It is possible to … Continue reading →

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Musings of a (New) Education Insurgent

Posted on December 20, 2011 by

SHIFT PARADIGM | by Mark E. Weston The system of schooling to which I have dedicated my life seems incapable of educating all students to high levels of learning   For the past fifty-five years, I’ve spent most of my waking … Continue reading →

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