Comments on: Perpetual Beta vs. Perpetual Education

By: Andrew Pass

Andrew Pass — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:57:34 +0000

Jeff, This is a fabulous idea. However, I think that there needs to be some kind of agreement, or consensus, about what kind of information is important. Or else, every individual could simply pick the topics to discuss/think about that he/she wanted to discuss/think about. I’ve started a new social network site on which this type of a conversation might take place. The address is: http://classdiscussions.ning.com

By: Perpetual Education = Perpetual Learning at The Thinking Stick

Perpetual Education = Perpetual Learning at The Thinking Stick — Thu, 25 May 2006 06:20:21 +0000

[...] I couldn�t agree more. I�ve been thinking about my posting a while back on education being perpetual beta. [...]

By: Washington State doing it right! at The Thinking Stick

Washington State doing it right! at The Thinking Stick — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 01:13:45 +0000

[...] This kind of sounds like Perpetual Education to me. [...]

By: Fear of the unknown at The Thinking Stick

Fear of the unknown at The Thinking Stick — Fri, 17 Feb 2006 01:08:07 +0000

[...] Education should be about more then taking tests, it should be about exploring the world around us, constantly changing and adapting to new situations. Education should be continually beta continually trying new things exploring possibilities and looking at the skills our students will need for the future. I don’t think I’m asking much, I’m just asking us to do what we preach. [...]

By: 2 Cents Worth » Perpetual Beta Education

2 Cents Worth » Perpetual Beta Education — Sun, 29 Jan 2006 20:00:45 +0000

[...] Beijing teacher and Thinking Stick author, Jeff Utecht, suggested an idea the other day that I have only just now discovered. What if we had Perpetual Beta Education? [...]

By: Great Question at pedersondesigns

Great Question at pedersondesigns — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:55:54 +0000

[...] Jeff Utecht asks, “So what if schools where perpetual?” [...]

By: Mc’Blog » A Perpetual Classroom?

Mc’Blog » A Perpetual Classroom? — Mon, 23 Jan 2006 13:56:24 +0000

[...] When I first started to read The Thinking Stick this morning, I must have still been sleeping.� I just idlely passed over it and did not put any stock into what it was saying.� Now that I have had a change to mull it over, I am floored.� I did not even read the newspaper because I wanted to re-read his post and digest it even further. Perpetual Schools: A theme for many educators is the idea that schools are ever evolving to meet the real-time demands of students. Rather than release scheduled theory updates. Educators like Google will add features as they become available and adapt dynamically to their students� requirements, which are in turn de facto �testers.� [...]