It’s shocking that it’s taken a decade to start educating Afghans about the cultural norms of their US allies/colleagues. At the same time, if insider attacks are only accelerating now, could cultural misunderstanding really be the cause?? I’m confused.
“I sleep with a teacher.
Rebranding America’s Schools — One Tumblr Post at a Time
In the heart of East Los Angeles, in an office building turned magnet school, Jonathan Araiza speaks into a camera. “My dream is to get out of high school,” the former gang member says. “I will be the first one to graduate in my family.” The man behind the lens, Jason Pollock, would say that Araiza is “undroppable” — he has persevered, against trying circumstances, to graduate this year. For the past two months, Pollock has interviewed hundreds of students like him, in some of the poorest districts in the country, to find out what keeps them from dropping out. The result — a documentary film project and vast social media campaign that launches today on Tumblr — is called Undroppable.
A hugely ambitious project to document the challenges facing our education system launched today on Tumblr - read the #Storyboard piece, follow the #Undroppable blog, and stay tuned as the story unfolds…
Today, while members of Congress speak at a full grade level lower than they did 7 years ago, for the first time in history the majority of unemployed folks aged 25+ have attended at least some college. Oy.
“Look into my eyes, can’t you see they’re open wide? Would I lie to you baby would I lie to you?”
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