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One of the things that Shirkey writes about is how the new social tools and the powerline graph of user use / success / downloads / etc... has meant that there is no longer a high cost of failure.

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there is a natural disincentive to innovate because "more people will remember you saying yes to a failure than no to a radical but promising idea

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why low-risk mediocrity is almost predictably a better outcome than high-risk success.

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2) (And this is the more important of the two) It gives kids different lenses on the world. I used to say that we read novels because every book we read teaches us to see the world through a different set of eyes. As an administrator, I've realized that every class -- not just English -- should do that.


Our kids today need to be able to see the world through a historical lens, a scientific lens, a mathematical lens. They need to mix and match those lenses which is why interdisciplinary study is so important, and they need to be able to apply those lenses which is why project-based learning where kids can apply skills and knowledge is so very important.

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We cannot let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

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