T-Shirt Philosophy...

Discovered zazzle.com as an outlet for my creativity. This is the first in my "Think Big!" t-shirt line. All my proceeds will be donated to support autism research. More t-shirts in the side bar. All shapes, colors, and sizes. Check it out.

What kind Of world Do you Want?

I usually hate it when people send me these things, but below is a link to a cool music video by Five for Fight. For every click on this video they will donate up to 49 cents to autism research. Feel free to forward. It's a pretty cool website too. Check it.

What Kind of World Do You Want?

When I Grow Up I Want to Be a Level 60 Accountant...

Yesterday, I was listening to a podcast from SXSW related to how videogaming will influence the workplace. One of the panelist talked about how a group of 40 people from around the globe come together in a virtual environment to kill big bad meanies in World of Warcraft. He talked about how this can build leadership skills, and how cool it would be to bring the Role Playing Game concept of experience points concept to real life. Which got me thinking...

What if a K12 education was structure like an online game? Instead of grade levels, kids would reach experience levels; levels determine by earning experience points; experience points earned by completing individual and team quests. These could be accomplished both in the physical and virtual realm. Kids could earn points by showing proficiency of certain skills like math or reading as well as softer skills like leadership or research. Kids could earn points by collaborating with other kids in their school as well as other global students in India or China. And what if you don't stop earning points at graduation but continuing to earn points until you die. And then someday you'd could become a level 60 accountant just like your dad.