I recently posted this comment at Banks 2.0

What encourages me in the journey we are on, to transition our teaching practices and philosophies to one that incorporates what we are learning about the 21st century learner, is the ability to let the individual student find his/her voice in our system.

Students no longer have to represent every thought into some highly structured written assignment. Technology, I find, allows the student's inner voice to shine through with some sort of creativity that I couldn't comprehend.

Teaching is really just learning how to learn. Do I learn the same way I did 2 years ago? Nope...not even close. Should my students be learning the same way I was taught or in the same or similar manner in which I'm learning today?

Just keeping the passion alive!

thanks MW your unique perspective on the system is needed and too often goes unheard.
thanks Dean Shareski @ ideasandthoughts for the latest posting it make me want to:

Something to take away -- student feedback
1. gather it
2. polling...
3. does it make you change?”