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Making It in America – Magazine – The Atlantic
Hear about this on NPR: Making It in America – Magazine – The Atlantic. I actually went out and purchased the magazine to read this article. It was interesting and highlights how the arguments that are taking place about education and “middle class” policy don’t recognize how drastically the economy has changed and certain jobs…
1Gbps fiber for $70—in America? Yup.
Wouldn’t you love to have this kind of connection at home! Data access to homes should be the rural electrification/Interstate Highway system of the next 10 years. 1Gbps fiber for $70—in America? Yup..
Better Schools Won’t Fix America
This is an older article that I tagged, but found it incredibly interesting. Like many rich Americans, I used to think educational investment could heal the country’s ills—but I was wrong. Fighting inequality must come first. Article Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2019/07/education-isnt-enough/590611/
The True Cost of High School Dropouts
It never really crossed my mind that dropping out of High School was a possibility when I was going to school. The reasons are varied, but I had great parents that pushed education, a pretty good school system, and the social structure I grew up in. What shocked me in reading this article was this statement: Only…
I wasn’t good at math….
I am not sure how many times I said this to myself, but I used it as an excuse in school lots of times. When a friend posted the link below on Facebook, I was very interested to find out what the research showed. There’s one key difference between kids who excel at math…