In a comment on my last post on “Social Networking”, Jerrid Kruse asked a question that deserves some serious discussion. Here is his full comment and question (at bottom): I felt compelled to mention that social networking is not new. Scientists have communicated their findings for centuries via professional journals and conferences. Yes, these professional [...]

I am still waiting for education circles to realize how hard we work to maintain the status quo and perpetuate a system that made US successful. Consider the way that the system responds to “popular” books and authors like Daniel Pink. One of the points of Daniel Pink’s new book “Drive” is the need for [...]

After reading Drive by Daniel Pink, I can’t help but compare his theory to that of what scientists suggest in “The Marshmallow Test”. Pink suggests that the mind of “Motivation 3.0″ is based on intrinsic rewards and not extrinsic rewards as was the case in “Motivation 2.0″. People will be motivated to continue their efforts [...]