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7. for the past 12 years

7.1. a problem

7.1.1. I am still learning

7.1.2. the greatest danger for most of us

8. Mr. Classroomachev: Tear Down This Wall!

9. Mr. Classroomachev - which we will figure out

9.1. bricks to a wall

9.1.1. I need audience participation

9.1.1.1. tear down this wall!

10. Corporate Wall

11. The goat rodeo

11.1. off to high school

11.1.1. the berlin wall

11.1.1.1. the berling wall

12. The single room school house

12.1. old school house

13. we are still walled

13.1. yes we have lots of "i" things

13.1.1. but still in walls

13.1.1.1. brick walls

13.1.2. New node

14. Lecture Halls

14.1. tear down this wall!

14.2. disaffected bored kids - too many theories

14.2.1. they are tweeting and texting

15. Funny thing happened

16. Teachers are our beacons of hope

16.1. herd cats from class to class

16.1.1. but we need to connect the dots

16.1.1.1. connect the dots to the real world

16.1.1.1.1. and we still teach that way in university

16.2. beacon

17. 1928 a report card

17.1. report card

18. And we are still giving out report cards

18.1. we have issues between unions

18.1.1. good professors are trying to break out of the mold

18.1.1.1. Publishers have curriculum textbooks that are still prominent at our universities

18.1.1.1.1. can you connect the dots

19. 50% of the time I want theory

19.1. then real world experience

19.1.1. get our kids ready for the real world

19.1.1.1. 50% marks and 50% behaviour

19.1.1.1.1. Taking a hammer to the bachelor of ed programs

20. The world does revolve around money

20.1. this is how I will make society better

20.1.1. when you graduate you will have a good understanding of how the real works with the 50 - 50 model

20.1.1.1. not saying knock down all the walls because we still need theory

20.1.1.1.1. because a crisis is looming