"Pat Benes is the Executive Director of the 3E Institute.  She has a background in educational research and higher education administration.
Pat has three grown sons - Ben, Jaroslav, and Petr, and a cat. She also loves foreign languages, world cultures, and music. She leads a secret life as a poet(published) and fiction writer(not yet published.)  
The object of this blog, the 3 EInstitute blog, will be to get a conversation going among educators and others who make education a priority.  Send me your questions, comments, and ideas, PLEASE.
Stay tuned for the launch."