[Peepers]

I didn't post this as a news article, because I couldn't verify the original source. Plus, it has all those nasty characters instead of quotes and apostrophes that got lost in transmission.
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Published on Thursday, July 7, 2005 by CommonDreams.org
An Open Letter to Executive Director Gerald Wheeler and the National Science Teachers Association
by John F. Borowski

Dear Mr. Wheeler,
The National Science Teachers Association, consisting of tens of thousands of teachers, enlightens tens of millions of school children in the United States yearly. This prestigious organization provides incredible science data, yet some in the environmental education community shudder at “partnershipsâ€

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Big biz is always trying to get into the pants of the education sector. When I was teaching (briefly) computer technology to 4-6 graders, Intel sent me a glossy 4 inch thick binder with a computer "curriculum" to be taught. It was slick and everything had the Intel label slapped on it.

Having made that comment, I must mention that it did give me a lot of good ideas, and unlike matters dealing with the environment or culture, there isn't a lot of room for corporate opinions when discussing binary code.