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Michele B.

Why Aren't GMO Foods Labeled? - 0 views

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english food

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  • there has been cross-breeding of natural crops and species with those that have been genetically engineered
  • G.E. alfalfa cross-pollinates organic alfalfa, that alfalfa is no longer organic; if a G.E. salmon egg is fertilized by a wild salmon, or a transgenic fish escapes into the wild and breeds with a wild fish
  • the biotech industry has spent over half a billion dollars on G.M.O. lobbyists in the last decade
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  • an older ABC poll found that a majority of Americans believe that G.M.O.’s are unsafe, even more say they’re less likely to buy them, and a more recent CBS/NYT poll found a whopping 87 percent — you don’t see a poll number like that too often — wants them labeled.
  • A majority of our food already contains G.M.O.’s, and there’s little reason to think more isn’t on the way. It seems our “regulators” are using us and the environment as guinea pigs, rather than demanding conclusive tests.
brien gorham

Soft Skills More Important Than Ever - MediaJobsDaily - 1 views

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21stCenturySkills

shared by brien gorham on 16 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • brien gorham on 16 Mar 11
     
    This article comes from a business newsletter, but I think it definitely informs what we're trying to do with 21st Century Skills.
Tom McHale

Let Kids Rule the School - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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shared by Tom McHale on 16 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Tom McHale on 16 Mar 11
     
    I recently followed a group of eight public high school students, aged 15 to 17, in western Massachusetts as they designed and ran their own school within a school. They represented the usual range: two were close to dropping out before they started the project, while others were honors students. They named their school the Independent Project. The students in the Independent Project are remarkable but not because they are exceptionally motivated or unusually talented. They are remarkable because they demonstrate the kinds of learning and personal growth that are possible when teenagers feel ownership of their high school experience, when they learn things that matter to them and when they learn together. In such a setting, school capitalizes on rather than thwarts the intensity and engagement that teenagers usually reserve for sports, protest or friendship.
Tom McHale

Challenge Yourself to Blog - 1 views

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shared by Tom McHale on 10 Mar 11 - Cached
  • Tom McHale on 10 Mar 11
     
    Welcome to the… Student Blogging Challenge starts this month. Providing you with an opportunity for your students to interact with classrooms all over the globe.
brien gorham

Content Company Doesn't Understand Copyright (Oops!) - MediaJobsDaily - 1 views

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web2.0 copyright

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  • brien gorham on 21 Feb 11
     
    A recent example of the dangers of pulling Google images for web projects.
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