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title: "What do you think about this statement by Stephen Downes?"
date: 2013-12-08
url: https://learningischange.com/2013/12/08/what-do-you-think-about-this-statement-by-stephen-downes/
author: Ben Wilkoff
categories: ["Ben Wilkoff"]
tags: ["Ben Wilkoff"]
---

# What do you think about this statement by Stephen Downes?

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What do you think about this statement by Stephen Downes? Is it true, and if so what does that mean for us as teachers and leaders?

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