A few notes:

• I’ll be writing lots on the Future of Teaching blog. Here’s my first offering of the week, a congratulatory note for Dr. John Holland. [Future of Teaching]
• We need you to take action. If you’re against the continuing proliferation of testing, please sign. Thank you! [AFT]
• What does it mean to be an authentic leader? This also works for anyone looking for authenticity in their work. [Harvard Business Review]
• We have custom Android phones now that can shut down apps and functions depending on what room you’re in. And wipe data out when you leave. [MIT Technology Review]
• The NAACP also has an education agenda. I trust where it comes from, though I’m concerned about Arne Duncan’s endorsement. Read on. [Huffington Post]

Quotable:

“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us.’ We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There’s nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people won’t feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It’s not just in some of us; it’s in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” – Marianne Williamson