Just a quick update.  Last week, I wrote about Open Education.  Seems the thinking about education is becoming an ever-bigger topic.  Just recently, popular thinkers like Seth Godin are starting to write on the topic as well.  In the past week, Seth’s written about education twice, “Free work vs. internships,” and “Education at the cross roads.”

The open question remains, how best to education and certify ourselves moving forward.  It will become an increasingly important issue for me.  First and foremost, my own children will need my guidance.  Seth begged the question, “Isn’t it odd that we’re willing to spend $300,000 to buy an accredited but ultimately useless academic line on our resume…?”  That really is the $300K, $750K (my own comment last week), or $1M question, isn’t it?

So, how do we decide to continue educating ourselves, or, provide guidance to others seeking our input?  It’s no longer an easy answer.  Personally, I’ve enjoyed the structured, yet fluid form of education that an online college offered.  But, when degrees are often out of date half-way through the curriculum, what’s their value?

This topic alone warrants a blog or three all unto themselves.  Please, share your thoughts, I’d like to hear them.

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