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Suffering from search engine overload | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Suffering from search engine overload | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

Suffering from search engine overload

by f on Jun 18 2010
Recently I have been suffering from search engine overload. This is an ailment that can cause trance-like behavior on the part of the sufferer. Another common symptom associated with this syndrome is the spouting off of seemingly endless facts about the particular subject the victim has been investigating through online search engines.
It is an exhausting ailment. In my case I contracted this condition as a result of my efforts to become better acquainted with the providers who have been identified as being eligible to manage Renaissance Schools in the School District of Philadelphia.
I cautiously proceed with this post. I don’t wish to infect anyone else with information overload. However this is a very real possibility in that the stories behind those who desire to reshape our public school system are complicated and intertwined.
The primary occupations of many of the agents of the charter schoolmovement are ones that confuse and intimidate ordinary hard working citizens. The cast of the “Race to the Top” initiative, is well populated by hedge fund, venture capital fund, and mutual fund managers, real estate brokers, lawyers who specialize in the creation of start-up enterprises, and the managers of private wealth funds.