Tag Archives: geography

Educating the 21st Century cyberstudent…or not?

Don Tapscott has some radical new ideas about education. Here’s a sampling (as related by ReadWriteWeb): “…the age of learning through the memorization of facts and figures is coming to an end. Instead, students should be taught to think creatively and better understand the knowledge that’s available online.” “…Google, Wikipedia, and other online libraries means that rote memorization is no

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Saturday Video Roundup, Tuesday Special Edition: breaking developments in Miss Teen SC case

The hottest thing on the Internets right now is the video of Miss Teen South Carolina trying, unsuccessfully, to answer a painfully simple question. In this SVR Special Report, we look at new developments in this breaking story. First, for those of you who had trouble following Miss Upton’s answer, here’s a subtitled version, which adds a whole new layer

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