Take Back the Web

My posts on the state of schools (conclusion reached – they suck, but I think there is reason for hope) seem to be on the same trail where some of the other ants are wondering. Two recent posts from Darren Cannell – Dark Age of Information/Take Back the Web – and Will Richardson Take Back the Web – are good reading for anyone who thinks that schools need to get with it. Will’s story about a principal who whants to restrict students time on computers instead of teaching them information literacy skills does give one pause. Whether this is attitude is typical of administration or an anomaly is open for discussion. Darren’s cyberglasses may be pessimistic, but my experience with students makes me guardedly optimistic – I think the students may be the ones who force the walls of the classroom to dissolve faster than many administrators or teachers may be comfortable with.