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Post by Cringely on societal change and education (Discussion)

Vahid saidSun, 30 Mar 2008 17:05:11 -0000 ( Link )

I’ve just found this post by Cringely yesterday, and i thought it was extremely well laid out and thought provoking:

http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/2008/pulpit_20080321_004574.html

What do you think?

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  1. rtheriault saidThu, 17 Apr 2008 13:24:32 -0000 ( Link )

    Interesting commentary! Tought provoking.

    I was particularly interested in his comments on the topic of ISO 9000 certification. Setting well established benchmarks for all educational institutions has the potential to expose alledgedly great educational institutions as weak and reveal the perceived weak institutions as great. I wonder how long it will be before the ISO 9000 certification wave hits educational institutions in a big way, particul;arly higher education? hmmm….

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  2. Vahid saidThu, 17 Apr 2008 13:34:58 -0000 ( Link )

    It does seem kind of obvious that, now that we have all agreed that we are all humans, education can and should, as Cringely postulates, have worlwide standards. Children in Africa, Asia, Europe or wherever have potentials that education must bring out no matter where they are located.

    The European Union has been striving (at its own pace) to harmonize higher education stantdards amongst its members, and i expect that to turn out into something wider and wider… just give it some time (i’m thinking a couple decades here).

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