Appomatox

I proposed to Jenny on Saturday at Lake Mohegan in Connecticut.  We had the pleasure of sharing the news with most of her family in addition to celebrating mother’s day.

Some quotes:

“This is better than a dishwasher!” ~Grandma Crowley.  Apparently, we one-upped the mother’s day gift that her sons got for her.

“Finally!” ~Jenny’s Mom.

“Hey man, Congrats.  Keiren is sobbing, hold on a sec.”  ~Cousin Martin, referencing my godmother.

We have not set an official date yet.  However we are overjoyed with the support, congratulations, and well wishes that we have received from everyone.  

It appears the South has truly surrendered to the North.

EdX is based on MITx, a technological platform from MIT designed to offer online versions of their courses. These versions include: video lessons, embedded testing, real-time feedback, student-ranked questions and answers, collaborative web-based laboratories, and student paced learning. Though this will never replace the traditional residential model of undergraduate education, it will serve to improve and supplement the teaching and learning experienced at both universities. In turn, Harvard and MIT have created edX open-source software and invite interested institutions to join edX with their own educational content.

(emphasis is mine)

Two schools that currently use the historical educational business model have joined forces to fund progress on the new educational model, but at the same time claim it will never replace the old educational model.  

This seems fundamentally flawed, especially when the initiative launches with an apology. 

I recognize there are arguments to the positive in terms of access to students, name recognition, and a base of alumnae that tend to be thought leaders, but one cannot help but be bothered by an admission of defeat in the initial war cry.