(This is the first in a weekly blog entry. The next one will deal with 21st century learning skills.)     Dr. Thomas Kuhn, then a professor at Harvard University, coined the term paradigm shift in his 1962 book The Structure of Scientific Revolutions. Kuhn claimed that science did not exist on a continuum, but rather underwent a shift that changed a fundamental approach and a way of thinking about something. This change is perhaps best described as a volcanic eruption that alters a landscape, or reveals a feature never before seen, rather than the gradual change that occurs over time. The ......

Confucius said the superior man puts all his energy into everything he does... On Wednesday, armed only with his favourite grey T-shirt and goofy smile, Mark Zuckerberg held court in one of China s most prestigious universities for half an hour. In Mandarin. So this son of a New York dentist gets a gold star or a red flower, as they are called in China for not only mastering the internet by the age of 30 but also somehow finding time to learn the world s most difficult language. “Hello everyone,” he said, to whoops of excitement from the audience (who, ......

Join us for a virtual open house on Monday, September 16, 2013 at 7pm Florida time - Join us for our fall open house - meet our teachers online, our faculty, administration, and other students. Welcome back to school! Please register for Obridge Academy Fall Open House on Sep 16, 2013 7:00 PM EDT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3267450943060562944 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Meeting hosted by: GoToWebinar® Webinars Made Easy®

Need to reach Obridge Academy from another country? Call us at 516-864-4589 this is a direct line and does not require a toll-free USA only number. Our students come from many different countries. A global student can get an American education from anywhere on the planet. International students are welcome. You can also reach us by email - info@obridgeacademy.com

The institution of education is changing rapidly in the 21st century, and now there are school districts, educators, and parents who are looking for the best way to educate their children. Enrolling your child in an online middle school, elementary school, or high school can do a lot to enrich their education. The advancement of communications technologies and the proliferation of the internet have given children and teachers tools that can improve the individual learning experience. There are a variety of benefits that come with giving your child an online education, but there are a few that seem to make the biggest impression on people.

We would like to give you advance notice of a new version of the Learning Management System, called iStudy 2013 which will be delivered to all Obridge Academy students the first weekend in November (Nov. 2,3) When you login to your learning management system on November 3rd, you will use a new version, located at:http://edu.obridgeacademy.com Your grades and data will have been moved over to the new system that weekend (Not before then!). The system will be down for the conversion from Friday November 1 at 5pm to Monday morning at 8am (all times Eastern). You can get a sneak peek at the ......

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Accreditation is a quality standard that is granted by an independent third party organization. It is a "good housekeeping seal of approval" that is given to schools and it verifies that the school has a quality system in place and complies with best practices in education. Like any other private school, Obridge Academy demonstrates by being accredited that our curriculum, processes, teachers, digital resources and systems are of the highest quality and meet the requirements of an online school with the most rigorous standards. Accreditation is granted to Obridge Academy from AdvancED, one of the nation's largest regional accrediting bodies. The ......

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