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“I must study politics and war so that my sons may have the liberty to study mathematics and philosophy. My sons ought to study mathematics and philosophy, geography, natural history, naval architecture, navigation, commerce, and agriculture in order to give their children a right to study painting, poetry, music, architecture, statuary, tapestry, and porcelain.”
John Adams, quoted in Clayton Christensen’s Disrupting Class (via fred-wilson)
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Great picture from great slide show on the credit crisis
This is a good slideshow. I think slides #12 and 13 are the best explanation of what’s happening now. It goes a little fast so do the one slide at a time thing instead of the play button. And there’s lots of detail so go full screen.
“To those — to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.”
Teaching Kids To Make Games »
Why kids should not only learn to play games but also how to create them.
“Half of all new college graduates now believe that self-employment is more secure than a full-time job.”
