In the connected world, reputation is worth more than test scores. Access to data means that data isn’t the valuable part; the processing is what matters. Most of all, the connected world rewards those with an uncontrollable itch to make and lead and matter.
In the pre-connected world, information was scarce, and hoarding it was smart. Information needed to be processed in isolation, by individuals. After school, you were on your own.
In the connected world, all of that scarcity is replaced by abundance—an abundance of information, networks, and interactions.
All of this is extremely interesting to me, particularly as it relates to the education of my kids, specifically, my oldest, Daniel. What, really, will best prepare him for life in the future? A life connected with his Creator and Redeemer, certainly. And a life that is able to excel in a radically changed world.
I'm also interested in what Godin terms "the end of paper." I am in the process of (finally) writing a book. How does the technical revolution impact writing and publishing?
Well, enough rebel-rousing for one day!!
Quote of the Day: The gospel
is never about everybody else; it is always about you, about me. The gospel is never truth in general; it's
always a truth in specific. The gospel
is never a commentary on ideas or cultures or conditions; it's always about
actual persons, actual pains, actual troubles, actual sin; you, me; who you are
and what you've done; who I am and what I've done. -- (Eugene
Peterson. Leap Over the Wall: Earthly Spirituality for Everyday
Christians. p.185
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