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Anushka Fernando

Apple's Chinese workers treated 'inhumanely, like machines' | Technology | The Observer - 1 views

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    As consumers of Apple's products we should be aware of what's going on in the lives of people who make them and also use it as a lesson not to make the same mistakes when we run our own companies
Leslie Lieman

Stop Stealing Dreams - by Seth Godin - 1 views

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    Seth Godin is giving away a book online, encouraging it to be spread among teachers and getting hundreds of thousands of readers. He usually writes about marketing and the spread of ideas, but he takes on education in this series of blog-post-provocative-conversation-starting writing. He states, "School was invented to create a constant stream of compliant factory workers to the growing businesses of the 1900s. It continues to do an excellent job at achieving this goal, but it's not a goal we need to achieve any longer."
Jennifer Jocz

8th-graders, get ready now | IndyStar.com | The Indianapolis Star - 0 views

  • Several free online resources can help inspire academic achievement and the development of good study habits.
  • the ACT's researchers found, "The level of academic achievement that students attain by eighth grade has a larger impact on their college and career readiness. . . than anything that happens academically in high school.
  • these Web sites also can be used by mentors, youth workers and educators to prime middle-schoolers for college readiness, access and success.
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    This article lists some free online resources 8th gradel students can use to learn about college and careers
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