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Saturday, November 12, 2005

Or why everyone soon will be
distancing themselves from
distance education.

“The only things that work [in educating people] are local, human-to-human immersions that transform the students down to their very beings. Extraordinary schools, which create intense cultures of achievement, work. Extraordinary teachers, who inspire students to transform their lives, work.”


David Brooks
New York Times
Posted at: 11/12/2005 10:05:00 PM