Finally, an article on blogs in schools that gets it pretty much right. What’s in a Blog? is the lead story in this month’s American School Board Journal and it does a great job, I think, of framing the potential of blogs and in accurately reflecting the state of the Read/Write world. Now if every board member in the country reads it, we might start bringing some sanity back to the blogs and safety conversation. (Via Anne)

So on the spur of the moment we decided to truck on down to Philly to take in Live8 and it was very, very cool. (More pics here.) But it was also kinda depressing. We were going to take a picture of the “Philly Recycles” stickers all over the place and then take a picture of the garbage cans that were overflowing with plastic bottles and cups. And while the sentiment of the day was definitely in the right place, it’ll only make a difference if we who have shelter and food and medicine make a real effort to share our wealth with those who do not. Amazing how much we waste when so many people are dying…
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