I was poking around the web and found Bartleby’s amazing collection of The Harvard Classics.\u00a0 The cornerstone of the collection is Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography.\u00a0 The introductory note linked below outlines Franklin’s many accomplishments from printer to writer to farmer to researcher.\u00a0 He demonstrated lots of 21st century skills!\u00a0 But he did it in the 18th century.\u00a0 (So maybe he demonstrated 19th century skills but because he did it a generation before, that made him visionary?)\u00a0 What are some of these skills? \u00a0 The ability to reinvent himself as he moved through his life.\u00a0 A sense of creativity and whimsy. Perhaps, the most fundamental was his ability to efficiently and effectively utilize the research and communication tools available to him at the time.<\/p>\n
Introductory Note. Benjamin Franklin. 1909-14. His Autobiography. The Harvard Classics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I was poking around the web and found Bartleby’s amazing collection of The Harvard Classics.\u00a0 The cornerstone of the collection is Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography.\u00a0 The introductory note linked below outlines Franklin’s many accomplishments from printer to writer to farmer to researcher.\u00a0 He demonstrated lots of 21st century skills!\u00a0 But he did it in the 18th … Continue reading Ben Franklin<\/span>