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The quote I chose from this week comes from our first reading, "The Impact of the Internet on Learning and Teaching". The author states that "The biggest impact of the Internet is to change the point of view that education is something that can and should be **delivered**. Education comes from learning, not teaching."   This quote struck a chord with me because I think this is what most educators believe. We have the knowledge and must deliver it to the young masses. The author continues in saying "The world's best teachers are not repositories of knowledge, but skilled navigators who lead young minds to discovery and understanding. Learning is about reinventing the wheel, and may all learners have the opportunity to do so." The way our curriculum is written, teachers don't have time to let students "reinvent the wheel" and wait for them to "discover" the information. It is just simply not possible with the amount of material we all must cover in a given school year, not to mention teaching all of the elements required on the TAKS test. Hopefully, as we begin to integrate technology more and more, we can rewrite the curriculum to include more project-based and discovery-type learning.   Arsham, H. (2002, March). Impact of internet on learning and teaching. //USDLA Journal, 16.3//. Retrieved on November 17, 2009, from @http://www.usdla.org/html/journal/MAR02_Issue/article01.html