May 19, 2008

Daniel Pink: A Whole New Mind Interview

From eSchool News...

" Author Daniel Pink discusses what it will take for students to succeed in an outsourced and automated world--and how schools should change their approach to education accordingly."

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May 19, 2008 8:24:46 PM | Books, Thinking

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