Lari's Bookshelf

Image: Naypong / FreeDigitalPhotos.net Some have pontificated that the future of all education will be free . Others have said this future is "already here." I think we're still in transition, since so many are still not bought on the idea, even though resources may be available. The Problem Education is expensive. With rising tuition costs and the fact that student debt is at over a trillion dollars in the US, the idea of going to college for free sounds too good to be true. But what if it is a feasible reality for more than the average Joe in the future? And what if "this problem" exists or is aggravated with our perceptions of what education is or what it should be? The Potential Solution I don't even want to attempt to compile a list of free educational resources and courses after seeing this amazingly awesome post at Mark and Angel Hack Life . (Seriously, if you get a few moments check out this fabulous resource.) I will reco

Click to view on Amazon Genre:  Science Fiction - YA  (Going towards the   2012 Genre Fiction Challenge !) The question, "What would you do if everyone was no longer safe on the planet earth?" is answered by a scientist who concludes that the only hope for humanity is to send a bunch of teenagers into space. That is essentially the premise of The Comet's Curse (Galahad Series Bk. 1). The earth is casually orbiting the sun, when a comet, like a proverbial black cat crosses its path, showering the earth and a cloud of comet dust. Many find the phenomenon to be beautiful, but it turns out to be deadly, as the dust somehow contaminates the atmosphere and introduces a wholly foreign virus to the human race. The virus only seems to infect those who are 18 or older, and civilizations crumbles as people realize their days are numbered. When a scientist proposes the plan to send young colonists into space with a mission to colonize a potentially habitable planet, many su