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title: "Future"
date: 2017-09-05
url: https://learningischange.com/2017/09/05/future/
author: Ben Wilkoff
categories: ["Newsletter Archive"]
tags: []
---

# Future

We can’t predict what will happen this year or next. However, everything we do today will make a difference. The words we say and actions we take will lead to what happens next, like making hundreds of tiny bets on the future. What are your bets?

[What Personalized Learning Is Not – EdSurge News](http://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-09-01-what-personalized-learning-is-not)

> A great summary of Personalized Learning that helps to reclaim the term from those trying to use it for anything other than empowering kids and teachers

[Misinterpreting the Growth Mindset: Why We’re Doing Students a Disservice](http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/finding_common_ground/2017/06/misinterpreting_the_growth_mindset_why_were_doing_students_a_disservice.html)

> Growth mindset is a powerful idea to help students stretch themselves and learn more than they ever thought possible. However, this is only if the idea is fully understood and utilized.

[Don’t Sell Your Soul or Students to an Edtech Brand](https://medium.com/@rafranzdavis/dont-sell-your-soul-or-students-to-an-edtech-brand-1ad9bab2c915)

> A strong educator reflection about how we think critically about the tools we utilize and promote in our classrooms and schools.