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Media Wrongly Suggest Thiel Fellowships Threaten College Education

Posted by: Yuval Bar-Or on Jan 14, 2012

The Thiel Foundation is currently processing hundreds of applications for its second class of Thiel Fellowships. Each of twenty winners will receive a $100,000 grant to pursue an entrepreneurial venture and must in turn agree to skip college for at least two years. Some in the media suggest Peter Thiel is using his Fellowships to brazenly challenge and undermine mainstream college education. But they are wrong.

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Long-Term Trading Simulations for High School Students

Posted by: Yuval Bar-Or on Oct 04, 2010

The recent financial market decline devastated investors and provided a harsh reminder of the importance of basic investing literacy.

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September 2010's Book of the Month is Jeffrey Wasserstrom's "China in the 21st Century"

Posted by: Yuval Bar-Or on Sep 30, 2010

Tagged in: education , China

Jeffrey Wasserstrom's book "China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know" is an easy and important read.

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Sir Ken Robinson: Do Schools Kill Creativity?

Posted by: Yuval D Bar-Or on Dec 27, 2009

Tagged in: school , Ken Robinson , education , creativity , child

LINK: Sir Ken Robinson on creativity and education

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February 2009's Book of the Month is Robert McKee's "Story"

Posted by: Yuval D Bar-Or on Feb 09, 2009

Tagged in: style , story , knowledge , education , audience

 

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Response to Stanley Fish article on the decline of the Humanities

Posted by: Yuval D Bar-Or on Jan 30, 2009

Tagged in: leadership , Humanities , education , decline , academic

 

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The Unfought War for the Hearts, Minds, and Futures of Inner City Americans

Posted by: Yuval D Bar-Or on Jan 09, 2009

Tagged in: war , veteran , risk , police , inner city , education

 

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Solutions Beyond Clichés—Looking Within to Avert The Next Financial Crisis

Posted by: Yuval D Bar-Or on Nov 05, 2008

Tagged in: solution , politician , leadership , education , crisis

 

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