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Showing posts with label JEFF BEZO. Show all posts
Showing posts with label JEFF BEZO. Show all posts

Sunday, January 24, 2021

Will Jeff Bezos Seek Control of American Education? | Diane Ravitch's blog

Will Jeff Bezos Seek Control of American Education? | Diane Ravitch's blog
Will Jeff Bezos Seek Control of American Education?




This is the scariest article of the week or month, not counting the violent rampage of Trump allies on January 6.

Dominik Dresel writes in Edsurge about Jeff Bezos’ entry into the education “market.”

He begins:

Bezos, more than any other tech entrepreneur, is known to play the long game, masterfully. In a now-famous 1997 interview, he candidly explained why Amazon started out by selling books. (Hint: It had nothing to do with Bezos’ love for literature. Books were simply a stepping stone, the “best first thing” to sell.) Less than three decades later, Amazon has become not just the world’s largest online retailer, but also a global leader in areas as diverse as cloud computing, home security and digital content CONTINUE READING: Will Jeff Bezos Seek Control of American Education? | Diane Ravitch's blog

Thursday, September 24, 2020

Jeff Bezos wants to start a school for kids whose families are underpaid by people like Jeff Bezos - The.Ink

Jeff Bezos wants to start a school for kids whose families are underpaid by people like Jeff Bezos - The.Ink

Jeff Bezos wants to start a school for kids whose families are underpaid by people like Jeff Bezos
A free crash course in why generosity is no substitute for justice




Apropos of:
I am hereby providing this free “Winners Take All” crash course for Jeff Bezos.
1. Helping cause a problem isn't a qualification to "solve" it.
2. We don't need you to give back, we need you to take less.
3. Generosity isn't a substitute for justice.
4. Pay taxes.
5. Don't bust unions and then open a school to serve people whose families don't have money because you and your friends busted unions.
6. The education of children should not be turned into a drive-through reputational laundromat for plutes.
7. Pay your taxes.