Sam Chaltain remembers Coach and thinks there might be a lesson here for school reformers. Coach Wooden was known for many memorable maxims, many of which — like “Be quick, but don’t hurry” — could helpfully guide our current reform efforts if heeded. But it’s another Woodenism I thought of as I finished (Frank) Rich’s piece about Obama’s Best and Brightest: “Talent is God given. Be humble. Fame is man-given. Be grateful. Conceit is self-given. Be careful.”
LAist reports on the downtown (Yes. There is one!) L.A. rally to fund arts education.
We went to see Get Him to the Greek last night. I laughed.
The babbling of Arne Duncan brought to you by Kenneth Libby.
spedteacher Tweets: Trying to convince my principal that showing World Cup matches in my geography classes fits the curriculum & has educatonal purpose. No sale.
On Monday, June 7, 2010, the Afghanistan War will complete its 104th month, replacing Vietnam as the longest war in U.S. history.
That’s an incredible investment of blood and treasure, and one that deepens by the minute. We’re spending $1 million per troop, per year in Afghanistan. To date, Congress has approved almost $300 billion in spending on the Afghanistan War. Combined with the costs for the war in Iraq, we’ve spent more than $1 trillion so far on war since 2001, just in direct costs. Right now, Congress is considering charging the U.S. taxpayer another $33 billion to pay for an ongoing troop increase.
And, don’t forget that more than 1,000 U.S. troops have died so far in this war.
Most Americans now say that the Afghanistan War isn’t worth the costs. They’re right. Robert Greenwald
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