Inevitable: Mass Customized Learning by Charles Schwahn and Beatrice McGarvey

My working notes...

Why do schools exist?

Ready for life? What are the spheres of learning?

FIN paper

Know, be able to do, and be like if they are going to lead a successful economic life…

Quality is defined by how this looks…

Organizational effectiveness model – Invevitable is – so business people and leaders “get it” quickly.

Education Research and Organizational Effectiveness – these two entities are synergistic!

Are your children (grandchildren) reaching their fullest potential? – great starting point!

This is cost-neutral. Start-up may be more, but otherwise MCL should be comparable to what we are doing now.

Pyramid of costs – x, 10x, 100x

Cost factor of products when they are in design, in production, and then in distribution—if you need to fix something…compare that to kids!

Strategic design – the work; implementing the design is the heavy lifting. Alignment, etc.

What is my leverage point in building understanding or implementing MCL? What are my next learning targets?

Book studies – next step for school boards…

Adjunct faculty on the internet

Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay

My friend Mary is so generous with her books! She handed me this one on my way to a family reunion, and it was the perfect inflight read. It's the story of how the French police rounded up Jewish families and children during the German occupation of World War II. It is a novel, but it's an accessible way to learn about the tragic events in this dark part of France's history. While it was hard to read of the hardships these people suffered, it doesn't go into these hardships deeply enough... What I mean is, it's a disturbing but somewhat shallow treatment. The author tells two stories, one old and one modern, and then brings the stories together. She has the annoying habit of drawing out and repeating phrases when I wished the story would just move on. One the plus side, the Parisian setting in the modern story was enjoyable and recognizeable. The characters were fairly flat and predictable... that was disappointing. Overall, it helped me learn about some interesting history, but I wouldn't recommend it as being particularly compelling or memorable.