Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

No early impacts on the NEA

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Last month I gave an inspired presentation to the Board of Directors for the National Education Association (NEA), our nation’s largest teachers union. As you can see from the NEA’s latest poll of its members, apparently I didn’t have much impact on its thinking, at least at this early stage. There is absolutely no recognition in the survey of the dramatic technological and information-related changes that we’re experiencing. [sigh]

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Charles bridge in prague, czech republic.

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An image of a colorful object resembling a dark primordial galaxy in the sky.

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A group of men standing in a grassy area at Fossil Cycad National Monument.

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