Sep 27, 2010 Posted by beafields

So You Think Gen Y’s The Problem? Let’s Talk Mark Zuckerberg

As you all know by now, Mark Zuckerberg, Founder of Facebook, has donated a $100 million challenge gift to the city of Newark, New Jersey to begin driving change in the education system in Newark, New Jersey.  And all I hear every day is about how Generation Y is lazy, entitled and that they just don’t care.  Well…their time to shine is getting ready to come.  I wonder how many Baby Boomers... read more

Aug 24, 2010 Posted by beafields

Videos: Are Schools Killing Our Creativity?

In these videos from TED, creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems. The 2006 video was so popular that a new video was  filmed Feb. 2010 and published May 2010. “Sir Ken Robinson is a visionary leader who led the British government’s 1998 advisory committee on creative and cultural education,... read more