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Review: The Underground History of American Education. In 1991 John Taylor Gatto was a thirty-year veteran of the New York school system, and had been honored as both NYC and NY state Teacher of the Year. Then, at the height of his career, he published a provocative essay titled I Quit, I Think in the Wall Street Journal, and shortly thereafter he did indeed quit. Nine years later Gatto published The Underground History of American Education, a massively researched exposition of his discontent with the education system. Now he's made it available to read online, and it's an eye-opener. [kuro5hin.org]
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Barrett tells Intel employees to shape up. After a year of missteps, processor delays and design problems, Intel Corp. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Craig Barrett has called on the chip manufacturing giant to change its methods and improve the way it brings products to market, according to an internal memo posted to the company's corporate intranet and dated July 21. [InfoWorld: Top News]
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Freak Waves Are No Tall Tale. Stories of giant ship-wrecking waves are no longer just for crusty sea captains spinning a good yarn. Data from European Space Agency satellites shows that monster waves do exist -- and they're more common than expected. By Amit Asaravala. [Wired News]
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