Education Rambler

I have to admit that when I began blogging just a 1/2 dozen posts ago, I was kind of skeptical. I mean, I had made the decision to do it for myself–if for no other reason than to take the time to actually reflect each day and write about my reflections. What’s interesting is that sometimes taking a risk yields unanticipated rewards.

After writing my thoughts on 21st Century Skills in my Cookie Cutter post, it appears I received a comment from Roger Schank himself (I say “appeared” because the person signed their ID as Schank and directed me to his website, but I don’t really have a definitive way to prove it was him).

Regardless of whether or not it was actually Schank who commented on my blog, I got directed to Schank’s site, Engines for Education and was able to learn about the VISTA project.

I plan on looking more into Engines for Education, but at this point I’m excited about what appears to be my first blogging breakthrough. That is, I’ve gone from simple journaling to making connections with a larger community of learners. Whether it was Roger Schank (I mean, what are the chances… really?!) or one of my friends tricking me into thinking it was Schank, the end result is the same. I wrote about what I think, someone read it, and pointed me in the direction of a place where I could learn more about it.

And, by the way, according to Engines for Education, it appears the “cookie cutters” are on their way.

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