A financial crisis brought about by foreign wars and financial mismanagement and malfeasance. An administration, desperate to meet the demands of the people and stay solvent, forces through legislation that is opposed by many in the government and by the people. The first lady, when told that the people had no bread, replies, “Then let [...]
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The Revolution In Education Part 2: Let them eat virtual cake
Posted: January 28, 2011 in Business, Education, Misleadership, Value for ValueTags: Academicearth.org, Bill Gates, education, Florida's Class Size Reduction Amendment, Kahn Academy, Miami Beach High, online learning, Revolution, virtual classroom
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The four R’s: Reading, ‘riting, ‘rithmatic and Revolution!
Posted: January 20, 2011 in Business, Education, Misleadership, Value for ValueTags: Academically Adrift, college, education, Revolution
What does the start of a revolution look like from the inside? Revolutions don’t have a precise starting point. It is easy to say that the American Revolution officially began on July 4, 1776 with the signing of the Declaration of Independence. But was that really the start of the revolution, or merely the official [...]
