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Hannah Bell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 05:52 PM Original message |
Bill Gates offers another $20 million in Education bribes: this time for "online learning" |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 05:57 PM Response to Original message |
1. Unrec for dumping on philanthropy. |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:05 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. +1 |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:11 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. self delete-- replied in the wrong place.... |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
5. You call what Gates is doing PHILANTHROPY? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:13 PM Response to Reply #5 |
8. Yes. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:21 PM Response to Reply #8 |
14. As a matter of fact, I do |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:23 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. Gates works for a charitable foundation. |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #16 |
24. And he gets ZERO tax write-offs, right? |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:49 PM Response to Reply #24 |
26. you don't want tax deductions for charitable giving? |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 07:26 PM Response to Reply #26 |
30. Stop being obtuse. I have nothing against charity or rich people giving to charity |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #30 |
34. + a gazillion |
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HughMoran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 01:01 AM Response to Reply #34 |
38. -12 brazillion |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:44 PM Response to Reply #5 |
39. "There are none so blind as those, that will not see" |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:18 PM Response to Reply #1 |
11. LOL this is far from philanthropic |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:22 PM Response to Reply #11 |
15. Is that response based on the BS post title or the actual article? |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 08:07 PM Response to Reply #15 |
35. What Canuckistanian said |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. +1 |
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Donnachaidh (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 11:30 PM Response to Reply #1 |
37. yeah -- he's NOT going to benefit from *online learning* is he? |
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Starry Messenger (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:01 PM Response to Original message |
2. What could possibly go wrong? |
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pnwmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yuk. n/t |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:11 PM Response to Original message |
7. online learning works just as well on any platform or browser.... |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:15 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I'm sure Gates has no ulterior motive. |
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proud2BlibKansan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:20 PM Original message |
Ya think? |
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mike_c (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:45 PM Response to Reply #9 |
25. I'm not sure it matters, and if the money does some good... |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:17 PM Response to Original message |
10. There's something wrong with giving 20 mil for learning? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:24 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. MS hate does strange things to good people. |
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Upton (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:26 PM Response to Reply #17 |
19. I've noticed.. |
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Tatiana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:19 PM Response to Original message |
12. Who needs teachers or instructional professionals? |
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Duchess (121 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:20 PM Response to Original message |
13. I think it's a good idea. |
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msongs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. remember when apple flooded schools with free/low cost apple II E and macintosh - and then |
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Gabi Hayes (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:54 PM Response to Reply #18 |
27. Our district had them for two years....not all kids had them, which caused much |
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stray cat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
20. What have you done to help kids learn? Have you earned the right to slam others who are acting? |
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apocalypsehow (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:56 PM Response to Reply #20 |
28. She posts a lot of OP's on DU - surely that counts more than Gate's 20 million!!!11 |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 07:53 PM Response to Reply #20 |
33. 39 years in the chalk-board trenches. |
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CBR (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. xtxt... nt |
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Kajsa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 06:42 PM Response to Original message |
22. Sure thing--- |
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Luminous Animal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. Kick for later. |
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madrchsod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 07:40 PM Response to Original message |
31. yes..microsoft for everyone(if you have the cash) |
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and-justice-for-all (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 07:46 PM Response to Original message |
32. I did online learing through the college I go to.. |
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jotsy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-11-10 08:23 PM Response to Original message |
36. So last spring, did a couple of gigs as a chaperon for my middle schoolers field trips. |
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Greyhound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 05:48 PM Response to Original message |
40. The microserfs are strong today. |
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Naturyl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:12 PM Response to Original message |
41. Online learning isn't necessarily bad. |
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geek_sabre (619 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-12-10 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
42. I think its silly to criticize one of the biggest private donors to education in the US |
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