Vison of Students Today

This is another video by Michael Wesch at Kansas State. He’s the guy whose videos I posted yesterday. Here’s how Wesch describes it on YouTube:
“a short video summarizing some of the most important characteristics of students today - how they learn, what they need to learn, their goals, hopes, dreams, what their lives [...]

The right to read

I was pointed to an article (PDF) from The South Carolina Review by one of my coworkers today which I found exceptionally enlightening for all to read. It deals with Ann Patchett, a writer/journalist who spoke at the freshman convocation for Clemson University this past fall. The reason she was chosen to speak to the [...]