I just finished a great book and highly recommend it.
"The World Is Flat: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century" (Thomas L. Friedman)
Friedman, who writes for the New York Times and has won at least 2 Pulitzers of which I'm aware, writes about a complex issue, Globalization, in a very assessable way. His book gave me a lot to think about as an educator, especially in light of all of the international and national collaborations of which I've been a part this month.
I especially liked what he asked George W. to do: rise to the occasion! Be another JF Kennedy. Summon the nation to action: develop a sustainable energy substitute for oil and fund science and education to make it happen within 10 years. Friedman suggests that we don't have time for a new president to do this for the nation. We can't afford to wait 3.5 more years if we are to remain globally competitive!
I fear he's right!
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