Thursday, April 3, 2014

tweets

In about 1.5 hours @HansRosling and I will talk about ending poverty. Watch the live stream here: http://t.co/QyRjXYglVB #StoptheMyth

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/450516115777916928


"Now, ignorance is no longer a good excuse" http://t.co/uSGquCrPjw

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/willrich45/status/450619355844591617


http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2013/08/201381615448464851.html


http://www.inc.com/abigail-tracy/seth-godin-marketing-is-not-about-paying-for-attention.html?cid=sf01002


Companies should let the market decide what they make, not the other way around. They need to figure out how to plate what the market is interested in, as opposed to saying, "We made this, how do we get people's attention?"


Privacy is indeed possible thanks to breakthroughs in quantum cryptography says @KurzweilAINews  http://t.co/wIYhepPXP4

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/maverickwoman/status/450624658971185152


Struggling in math endangers a high school student's ability to succeed in higher #education. http://t.co/ip1lTuolD5

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/whitmorejon/status/450634348686241792

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oh my.
pardon me - but - this is crap - no?



the everyday motion of artifacts: knowing http://t.co/Joa9nJN9HY

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/plthomasEdD/status/450636228107329536


RT @NewmanLee: Wow! See this video on the futuristic "Transparent VW Factory". Impressive.  http://t.co/WSMPvkkcU8

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/dscofield/status/450638762725638145


This Public School Principal Decides to Homeschool His Youngest http://t.co/57OKoOm1bi

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/DianeRavitch/status/450663963445821440


Reminder: http://t.co/g82KAroOTE - what success looks like

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/MazMHussain/status/450678977258983425


Learn about the four funding priorities for the Obama administration in education for FY15. http://t.co/JYAwZL472j#edpolicy

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  • Early childhood education – a new $1.3 billion investment as part of a 10-year, $75 billion plan to provide “preschool for all.” Democrats have introduced legislation to create this program in both the House and Senate but it is not expected to pass this year.
  • A renewed emphasis on professional development and teacher quality:
    • A one-time, $5 billion investment in professional development for existing teachers.

what if no pd was needed... what if there was preschool (ish) for all





"This is no longer my story." <-- always an option.

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/heyamberrae/status/450859725887111168



http://www.opendemocracy.net/charles-eisenstein/gateway-drug-to-what

charles posted on fb with this:
I tried to cover a lot of ground in this article. Basically the thesis is that the softening of the drug war is more auspicious a sign than the cynic might suppose. Cannabis legalization is potentially a gateway to a different kind of society. Lots in there on situationism too, human nature, rats in cages...


. @monk51295 @ransomtech I'm against curriculum - http://t.co/ONjhoPYHH8

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/garystager/status/451054587173019649


Turkey's newest civil disobedience star: Kiymet Peker, 75, of Edirne. Her local park was about to be razed so...http://t.co/OYJ4vwGsjU

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/451058469819277312


@scil I am SOOOO impressed with all you do! I visit many schools all over the work but have NEVER been more inspired!

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/kevinhoneycutt/status/451179722194427904



AaronCohen (@AaronCohen777)
4/1/14 10:09 PM
Deep truths are not passed by means of ordinary speech, for they choose whispers and silence as the path between souls.



@SkollWorldForum 2014 "Ambition: Fueling Opportunity, Scaling Progress" full program - great way to fuel excitement.http://t.co/rQTFzSJpmJ

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/aprilrinne/status/451362842638155776


The Myth of the Importance of Retention of Information
http://t.co/W5wjRjxP5o

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/rogerschank/status/451388188758904832



"When I got to high school...I stopped learning and started getting As." http://t.co/CgPdHWFuxP Powerful. #edchat #ereform

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/willrich45/status/450695373439631360



When colleges brag about rejecting kids  http://t.co/p3xVmvbTHy

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/ChrisWejr/status/451699354403762177


School is changing. http://t.co/5XZt3vYVPy

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/ExpInstitute/status/451441650926383105



#Lebanon's accelerating #Syrian @Refugees crisis
April 2012 = 18,000
April 2013 = 356,000 
April 2014 = 1 million 
http://t.co/aXcBvGw0xD

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/Shadaomar/status/451722896596279296


Building the Facebook of Neighborhoods – Next City http://t.co/3smS4VUL60

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/mbauwens/status/451724759244763136


http://www.upworthy.com/ever-heard-of-benzene-poisoning-me-neither-but-samsung-and-apple-have-1112?c=ufb1


How much of your day do you spend on autopilot? Prof @ellenjl explains why mindfulness is so important.http://t.co/cS9sksHwmE

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/HBSExecEd/status/451733625852411904


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeremy-rifkin/collaborative-commons-zero-marginal-cost-society_b_5064767.html?fb_action_ids=10153954940600548&fb_action_types=og.likes


Now, that is quite a claim.  http://t.co/pLjjlqp0yb the Collaborative Commons is ascendant and, by 2050, it will likely settle in as ...

Original Tweet: https://twitter.com/MrChase/status/451756902687719424