I have written several posts based on my reading of Tom Friedman’s The World is Flat. Friedman’s analysis has had an impact on educational thinking – partly in comparing different educational systems and partly in recognizing economic challenges that have educational implications. Friedman’s books have had a place on my iPod for several years and I have reviewed The World is Flat several times.
If you are an educator and have not read or listened to the World is Flat, I can now suggest an alternative. I encourage you to follow Ted Koppel’s Discovery Channel series on China. The series began this evening. The Discovery Channel web site offers some information on the series. The themes in the Koppel series and Friedman’s book are very similar.
I am recording the Koppel series with our Tivo. This is serious stuff and worth reconsidering.
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