To understand what Thomas Friedman's book is about: The World is Flat - it is good to start by reading an excellent book on the history of food and other trade. That book is by Felipe Fernandez Armesto: 1492, The Year the World Began
market speculators and even us teachers must be curious about what developments are coming in the future. Somewhere in the videos we were reminded that people will be learning technology today for jobs that don't exist yet - at least we should be because everything is changing so fast?
Dr Pickett wanted me to elaborate on this video about the dangerous growth rate in China as my counter to the DiBlassi video we watched with all the staggering numbers.
I used this article to support my claim about teachers assigning too much reading. It is similar like having teachers who give lectures that require a ton of writing and then quiz you before you have a chance to learn material