I thought education already was cradle to grave. I understand it that one of our main purposes was to help students learn how to learn and develop/keep/ inspire the curiosity and self motivation to keep learning. Rhea Nowak Assistant Professor of Art SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, NY (607) 436-2827 From: <Pence>, Harry <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Teaching Breakfast List <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 8:05 AM To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Liberal Arts and Technology Here's an interesting take on the current state of liberal arts. Can you have a true liberal arts education in a technological society without including information on the basic technical skills that are fundamental to modern society? http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/cio-insights/tech-skills-is-it-getting-harder-to-keep-up/39749543?tag=nl.e099&s_cid=e099 Harry Harry E. Pence SUNY Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus SUNY Oneonta ________________________________ From: Teaching Breakfast List [[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>] On Behalf Of Greenberg, Jim Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 11:06 AM To: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> Subject: Pew Study on Reading Trends and Library Use Interesting study... http://libraries.pewinternet.org/2012/10/23/younger-americans-reading-and-library-habits/