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  1. Deborah Meier -the late Ted Sizer's definition of the purpose of education: "to help young people use their minds well." http://bit.ly/Epe0G
  2. A must read for teachers even those of us in the antipodies is Deborah Meier & Diane Ravitch's Bridging Differences http://bit.ly/Epe0G
  3. RT @rleseberg: RT @educationpoint: Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. -Confucius #quote
  4. The Twilight series sparks interest in reading for Canadian students the Toronto Star reports: http://bit.ly/5Pwtia
  5. One of the positive things about the Twilight books is the number of girls I see who were non readers becoming readers.
  6. Last night saw the movie Mao's Last Dancer - very moving, especially when thinking about our two years teaching in China.
  7. RT @kdwashburn: RT @chadratliff/ @aoakes4: started following @k12lab at stanford's plattner institute of design http://bit.ly/6Tbw8G
  8. Just been listening to Ruth Notman from her cd The Life of Lilly. A great voice. Can't get her out of my mind. http://bit.ly/M9WS3
  9. Hey Steve, how's things? Still Studying?
  10. @joeythefreshman Hey Joe, did you hear that Zack is now an uncle and Pat and I are grandparents? Danielle produced a son Samuel Henry
  11. RT @KatriK: larisa_a RT @RawStory: Iowa congressman:Same-sex marriage 'a purely socialist concept' http://bit.ly/3lQ9g #p2 <-joke joyce
  12. Store launches underpants for left-handed men.The British have too much time on their handsl. http://bit.ly/tEiR6
  13. Diane Ravitch says skill-centered, knowledge-free education has never worked - a critique of “21st-Century Skills.’’ http://bit.ly/EjBn4
  14. The nutters are coming to get you. Michael Wolff writes about the ferocity of nutters and their surprising focus. http://bit.ly/ArPKI
  15. I agreeRT @DrShann: For all English teachers,best online place to learn from, contribute & belong to, is EC Ning: http://tinyurl.com/8g7xu3
  16. What if? An article comprised of what if questions about teaching by Ian Gilbert. http://bit.ly/ujXGq
  17. @TeachingAustry Thanks for the retweet of the article about thinking.
  18. @ToddStark Thanks for the mention about the thinking article.
  19. @tiomikel Thanks for the retweet about the Guardian article on thinking.
  20. @kdwashburn Thanks for the mention about the thinking article.