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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

10 great education tweets from debate

10 great education tweets from debate:


10 great education tweets from debate


Highlights from Monday’s debate between President Obama and Governor Romney at Lynn University. (The Washington Post)
Monday night’s  debate between President Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney was supposed to be exclusively about foreign policy, but education came up anyway (though not, it should be noted, in any illuminating way.) Here are some of the best tweets about the debate and education:

‘How Children Succeed’ — Q&A with Paul Tough




Here is a conversation I had by email with Paul Tough about his new book, “How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity,  and the Hidden Power of Character.” Tough is an author and speaker who worked as an editor for both The New York Times Magazine and Harpers Magazine and as a reporter and producer for the public-radio program  “This American Life.” Tough’s also wrote “Whatever It Takes: Geoffrey Canada’s Quest to Change Harlem and America.” Both books were well-received.
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