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‘We want a kid you don’t have any idea what to do with’

The Hechinger Report

Emily Kaplan, for The Hechinger Report. Earlier this year, Ricketa Bluford, a teacher at the Elk Grove campus of the Sacramento Academic and Vocational Academy (SAVA), assigned her students a personal narrative essay. Related: Personalized learning gives students a sense of control over chaotic lives. SACRAMENTO, Calif.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. Larry Cuban on personalized learning : part 1 and part 2. Via The New York Times : “$78,000 of Debt for a Harvard Theater Degree.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

They contend that their schools expand on Montessori’s vision by adding new digital technologies to “personalize learning,” as well as to surveil students. Founded in 2008 by a former Kaplan executive Jose Ferreira, Knewton was one of the most heavily funded ed-tech startups of the decade.

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'The Ed-Tech Mafia'

Hack Education

” The photo was taken as part of a 2007 profile in Fortune magazine. ” Facebook’s CEO believes in personalized learning. Netflix’s CEO believes in personalized learning. Knewton founder Jose Ferreira formerly worked at Kaplan. This is the “PayPal Mafia.”

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