Eclectic Technology

"Our high schools are relics of the past. Based on an antiquated economic formula designed for the Industrial Revolution, high schools in the United States and Canada are ill-suited for the emotional and intellectual well-being of our young people and profoundly out of step with the needs of our contemporary economy. We have been tinkering with the high school formula for decades, but the recipe for innovation has yet to be written...

We need to revolutionize our basic high school structures: We need to tear apart the school day, the high school timetable, the school year, the four-year diploma..."

What if we really looked at education in a new way? There are schools that are doing this, and being quite successful. This article looks at some emerging modesl that may help us change our schools.

Sun Microsystems co-founder Scott McNealy talks about the current state of education and how digital can revolutionize learning.