Tag: education

• The Arrival of the Digital Snob

  3 months ago

  Dominic Basulto in Endless Innovation

  Thanks to prominent politicians like Rick Santorum and Orrin Hatch, America has been having a contentious debate this week about what it means to be a snob in today’s society. According to Republican presidential candidate Santorum, the desire to attend college automatically qualifies you as a ... Read More

• The Birth of the Digital Toddler

  10 months ago

  Dominic Basulto in Endless Innovation

  The current generation of toddlers is embracing digital technology at an astounding pace. According to a recent survey from BlogHer/Parenting, nearly 25% of toddlers will have used a smartphone by age 2. Not only that, nearly one-third of toddlers will have used a laptop or digital camera by ... Read More

• The Dream of Becoming an Ivy League Drop-Out

  10 months ago

  Dominic Basulto in Endless Innovation

  Through the launch of his 20 Under 20 Fellowship initiative, billionaire entrepreneur and hedge funder Peter Thiel is engaging in one of the most radical experiments yet about the future of American higher education. He is, essentially, paying 20 of the best and brightest students in the country ... Read More

• Guerrilla Educators Taking Over the Urban Classroom

  11 months ago

  Dominic Basulto in Endless Innovation

  In Milwaukee, the fourth-poorest city in America, educators have launched a "guerrilla classroom" initiative that transforms urban locations into impromptu classrooms for parents and children. Across Milwaukee, playgrounds, bus stops and parks now feature interactive displays and game-like ... Read More

• Classroom Supermen: A Global Vision for the Future of Education

  about 1 year ago

  Dominic Basulto in Endless Innovation

  If you had a chance to create the perfect K-12 educational institution from scratch - and if money was no object - how would you do it? You'd probably start by hand-selecting some of the smartest and most talented educators in the world to develop the vision for the school. Then, you'd ask them to ... Read More

• Is America Really Facing a Creativity Crisis?

  almost 2 years ago

  Dominic Basulto in Endless Innovation

  The current cover of Newsweek - The Creativity Crisis in America - admittedly had me intrigued, especially given all the press that Newsweek has generated of late about a potential sale to a new buyer. Is this cover a prescient, forward-looking attempt to spot a crisis before it even emerged ... Read More