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NYC_SKP

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4. If you've spent any time on this site or reading ed blogs....

Reply to HiPointDem (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 2, 2012, 01:13 PM

Oct 2012

or working amongst educators, and I'm not saying you haven't, but if you have, then you'll know that there are people who are scared to death of the Kahn Academy model and the flipped classroom.

There are further crazy ideas and rad stuff, but I can't tell if you're interested in hearing about them or not.

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Governor Brown Signs Legislation to Create Free Open Textbooks [View all] NYC_SKP Oct 2012 OP

I hope that this can be made available exboyfil Oct 2012 #1

It seems that under the Creative Commons license, these will become widely available. NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #2

"some pretty crazy ideas" - oh, yeah, that's wild & rad stuff there. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #3

If you've spent any time on this site or reading ed blogs.... NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #4

there's no one who's 'scared' because those things are innovative, wild, rad -- they're not. HiPointDem Oct 2012 #5

Wow, why are you so hostile? NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #6

Labeling critics as 'hostile' is a good way to deflect criticism and apparently gives you carte HiPointDem Oct 2012 #7

Often, super snark is an expression of hostility. Your first reply to me was dismissive. NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #8

Thanks for the psychological profile. How much do I owe you, Dr. Freud? Turning politics into HiPointDem Oct 2012 #9

Thank you for the robust discussion! NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #10

I was hoping this would include high school text books noamnety Oct 2012 #11

We're hoping that high schools will be next. NYC_SKP Oct 2012 #12