Final Jeopardy?

IBM's "Watson" computer has done something I never thought possible.  He/she/it soundly defeated some of the best brains mankind has to offer in a game of "Jeopardy".  Next up for Watson -- pouring through mountains of medical data helping doctors look for cures for disease.  That's pretty cool.

All of this begs the question:  What are we humans capable of that a computer will never be able to simulate?

Self-awareness?  Tactical decision making?  Willpower?  Acne?

It's all kind of chilling, actually.


Read the full article from eSchool News here.

Yakko Warner sings every word in the English language

This classic adds basically nothing of value to the discussion of whole-person education, but I thought it was cute, so here goes...

The Teacher's Voice

True education reform will never occur until a multi-dimensional voice of the teachers emerges -- not from the likes of Bill Gates and Eli Broad, but from the grass roots.

Jose Vilson discusses the State of the Teacher's Voice, 2011 in a recent Huffington Post piece.

Is the teacher's voice being heard in your part of the world?