Tag Archives: politics

Social Networks as a Political Force for Education (and, More Students 2.0 Sought)

January 2, 2008 – 12:28 am

If I’ve learned anything in this year of blogging, it’s that good ideas need ritual repetition before they gain traction, find support, and become realities. So here goes (and the second point is far more important than the first):
Scott McLeod just wrote a very nice post about the launch, and the future, of […]

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On Leaving Teaching to Become a Teacher

December 27, 2007 – 12:42 pm

More and more I wonder: is school a good place for teachers who want to make a difference in the lives of their students, and to the future of the world? Is there a way to leave the daily farce of gradebooks, attendance sheets, tests, corporate and statist curriculum, homework assignments, grade-licking college […]

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The Ron Paul Question

October 12, 2007 – 4:28 pm

Tuur Demester in Belgium sent me the link to this netroots Ron Paul for US President video. It’s very well-done.
I’m vexed. I’ve never voted Republican, but see little to no difference between the front-running Democrats or Republicans these days in political courage or will. I don’t get the hype about Obama or Hillary, for […]

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And China’s Censorship Gets Slammed Because…

September 28, 2007 – 11:54 am

…the USA is so free?
More from Save the Internet dot com (and watch the comments for the corporate lobbyists’ responses - they’re apparently paid to find posts like this, hit reply, and leave a tossed salad of obfuscations, red herrings, and straw men. Logic and debate teachers, help yourself to this real-world example.
I’d apologize […]

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One for the Mouse-Potatoes: Your Future Without Net Neutrality

September 21, 2007 – 7:35 pm

[Update: Subscribe to del.icio.us “net neutrality” tag feed here.]
Democracy without energy is Tyranny Lite. The irony is, we can now vote with our voices with the most volume in history, while expending the least energy - a single mouse-click and a few paragraphs on a keyboard - but by and large, we don’t find […]

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