{"id":47,"date":"2008-07-05T06:00:23","date_gmt":"2008-07-05T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/wordpress\/?p=47"},"modified":"2008-07-05T06:00:23","modified_gmt":"2008-07-05T10:00:23","slug":"a-vision-of-students-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/47\/a-vision-of-students-today\/","title":{"rendered":"A Vision of Students Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\" codebase=\"http:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/dGCJ46vyR9o&amp;hl=en\" \/><\/object><br \/>\nFeel like it&#8217;s hard to keep up with the R\/Evolution? You&#8217;re not the only one! We&#8217;re going through a major global paradigm shift &#8211; technologically, environmentally, culturally.<br \/>\nEducation isn&#8217;t keeping up. This video on YouTube highlights many aspects of the issue. (It&#8217;s hit a nerve and has been viewed almost 2.5 million times.) Here are some stunning statements you can find in it. &#8220;My average class size is 115. My neighbor paid for this class but she never comes. I buy $100 text books that I never open. I will read 8 books this year. 2300 web pages. 1281 Facebook profiles.&#8221; And the list goes on. It&#8217;s 4 minutes and 44 seconds well spent.<br \/>\nI felt education was falling behind when I went to college &#8211; and that was before the web.\u00a0 Now? Well, I can do more than imagine. I lecture a lot at universities. I know the issues. I see the problems. I sympathize with both administrators and teachers, but mostly with students. Bold moves are necessary.<br \/>\nMy contribution? Share knowledge. Teach well. I&#8217;m constantly educating &#8211; website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/store\/books.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">publication<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/store\/dvds.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dvds<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/about\/press_room\/calendar.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">lectures, seminars<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/workshops\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">workshops<\/a>. It&#8217;s one of many ways I can make a difference.<br \/>\nWe all have different resources and strengths. Think about what you can do to contribute.<br \/>\nMake suggestions here. Comment.<br \/>\nCheck my calendar for upcoming dates.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Feel like it&#8217;s hard to keep up with the R\/Evolution? You&#8217;re not the only one! We&#8217;re going through a major global paradigm shift &#8211; technologically, environmentally, culturally. Education isn&#8217;t keeping up. This video on YouTube highlights many aspects of the issue. 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