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title: "Choose"
date: 2017-08-17
url: https://learningischange.com/2017/08/17/choose/
author: Ben Wilkoff
categories: ["Newsletter Archive"]
tags: []
---

# Choose

“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is often interpreted that you should choose a path others don’t. But, the poem states both paths were worn “really about the same.” The moral is to actively choose your path, not to belabor forks in the road.

[Why Late Adopters Are Skeptical of Edtech (and How to Get Them on Board) – EdSurge News](http://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-08-15-why-late-adopters-are-skeptical-of-edtech-and-how-to-get-them-on-board)

> One 28-year veteran of teaching tells his story for how technology became an essential tool for learning in his classroom, even as a “late adopter.” I aspire to his expertise and deep commitment to kids.

[#BathroomPD InStallment #1, #2 Soon!](http://blog.edutechserve.com/2017/08/bathroompd-installment-1-2-soon.html)

> I don’t recommend PD in a bathroom stall to everyone, but I do recognize that we need to look for innovative ways of finding professional learning that is relevant for us. What are the unique spaces you are learning within?

[Generations Will Not Be Destroyed by Smartphones](http://www.kerryhawk02.com/2017/08/generations-will-not-be-destroyed-by.html)

> A great educator response to the (by now) famous Atlantic article about how cell phones are having a negative effect on our kids. I love the community, educator, and parental responsibility she advocates for here.