next decade, this 30 million will grow to 100 million. To meet this staggering demand, a major university needs to be created each week" (1996). 
"Our ancestors sailed across a vast ocean, one third of the earth's surface, and to accomplish this great feat they needed the vision to see islands over the horizon, the ability to plan intentional voyages of discovery, the discipline to train physically and mentally, the courage to take risks, and a deep sense of aloha to bind the crew together during the voyage. These are Hawaiian values but they are also universal values. They worked in the past and they will work today" (
instead of seeking radically new opportunities to develop school-as-it-can-be" (Seymour Papert and Gaston Caperton, in 
matter. What matters to me is the determined space and time where determined tasks are accomplished. Social historical and political tasks, not only individual ones. . . . The two main tasks of the school: to get the already known knowledge and to produce the knowledge not yet in existence" (In Seymour Papert's 
and to consider the action of others to give point and direction to his own, is equivalent to breaking down barriers of class, race, and national territory which kept men from perceiving the full import of their activity" (
Windblown Bytes is about the latest Internet trends and their implications for colleges.
“Change is in the wind. We are moving in the right direction. In the 21st century, public education will be different. Education will be more individualized yet more community based. Public education will be less about a fixed location and fixed schedule, and much more about learning anytime and anywhere. Technology or E-learning will penetrate every aspect of American education and change it” (Richard W. Riley, U.S. Secretary of Education 1993-2001, “Setting New Expectations,” Seventh Annual State of American Education Address, Durham, North Carolina, 22 Feb 2000).
“The answer, my friend, is blowin’ in the wind” (Bob Dylan, “Blowin’ in the Wind,” The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, Columbia Records, May 1963).
To contact me, post a reply below. Indicate “private” if you don’t want your comment to be made public. I review all comments before posting them. -Jim Shimabukuro
[Riley, Richard W.. Remarks as prepared for delivery by U.S. Secretary of Education Richard W. Riley Seventh Annual State of American Education Address "Setting New Expectations" Southern High School, Durham, North Carolina February 22, 2000 . www.ed.gov. 2008-10-02. URL:http://www.ed.gov/Speeches/02-2000/000222.html. Accessed: 2008-10-02. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/5bH9uocAZ)]
