. Duncan and Education's Quiet Revolution Duncan and Education's Quiet Revolution FROM ABC TO PHD The Answer Sheet Washington Post <http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ answer-sheet/education-secretary-duncan/ duncan-and-educations-quiet-re.html> "It is a miracle that curiosity survives formal education." -- Einstein Learn everything you need to stay sane during the school years with veteran education writer Valerie Strauss and her guests. Duncan and education's quiet revolution Some things speak for themselves. That includes this blogpost on the Education Department's website about a major speech Secretary Arne Duncan is giving today. <snip> Here's the post: The Quiet Revolution From journalists and educators to politicians and parents, there is a growing sense that a quiet revolution is underway in our homes and schools, classrooms and communities. On Tuesday, July 27, Secretary Arne Duncan will talk about this quiet revolution in a major speech at the National Press Club at 12:30 pm ET. This quiet revolution is driven by motivated parents who want better educational options for their children and is driven by educators and administrators who are challenging the inertia that has trapped generations of children in second-rate schools. <snip> . The complete article may be read at the URL above. Bonnie Bracey Sutton Outreach GLEF.org http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/bbracey My communities http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/summitforchildren http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/gendergap CyberEd Resources : ICT's and Education (owner) Games and Education (owner) Science without Frontiers STEM Initiatives K-12 (owner) http://www.digitaldivide.net/blog/bbracey Portal Work http://edreform.net/ Technology Applications for learning in the portal applications.edreform.net Technology Applications for Learning The Technology Applications for Learning Network is a catalog of technology applications for learning. http://www.digitaldivide.net/community/STEM . INDOOR GARDENING Improve Your Chances for Indoor Gardening Success http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/IndoorGardeningUrban/ http://groups.google.com/group/indoor-gardening-and-urban-gardening SPORT-MED https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/sport-med.html http://groups.google.com/group/sport-med http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sports-med/ http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/sport-med.html Health Diet Fitness Recreation Sports Tourism http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/healthrecsport/ http://groups.google.com/group/healthrecsport http://listserv.temple.edu/archives/health-recreation-sports-tourism.html .