I first encountered Clay Burell on his blog <ahref="http://beyond-school.org">Beyond School</a>, where he had started a series of <ahref="http://beyond-school.org/2008/08/26/gilgamesh1/">Unsucky English Lectures</a>. These posts were brilliant, engaging, and poignant, and I followed them to their tragically early conclusion. (Clay, if you're reading this, pick those back up, man!) It turns out that Beyond School was actually a blog about revolutionizing education. I just happened in while he was doing a special series. I kept following his blog, though.<br/><br/>At any rate, Mr. Burell now has a new blog at <ahref="http://education.change.gov">education.change.org</a>. In particular, one recent post impressed me, and I wanted to increase its distribution, at least by the tiny amount that people actually view this blog :P<br/><br/><ahref="http://education.change.org/blog/view/why_schoolwork_doesnt_have_to_suck_learning_20">Why Schoolwork Doesn't Have to Suck</a><br/><br/>There's some important ideas here. The concept that our technology could (should, must) become the medium through which we engage in learning is as groundbreaking as it is obvious. Enjoy.
