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The Machine is Us/ing Us (Final Version)


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Michael Wesch

Boy Brains, Girl Brains

Are separate classrooms the best way to teach kids?

Newsweek, Sept. 19, 2005 issue

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The Trouble With Boys

They're kinetic, maddening and failing at school. Now educators are trying new ways to help them succeed.

Newsweek, Jan. 30, 2006 issue

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How to Bring Our Schools out of the 20th Century

Time magazine, December 18, 2006

How to Bring Our Schools out of the 20th Century
focuses on how everything else in our society has evolved and/or advanced over time with the exception of the way we teach our students. In order to better prepare our students for the future, some consideration must be given to the way our kids are taught. Whether the emphasis is on a curriculum that incorporates an global component (foreign studies, foreign language proficiency, etc…), increasing the use of technological advances (online courses, blogs, wikis, etc…), or on some instruction on how to better use technology to serve the student.
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