Mighty Bites
Tina Brown’s latest Beast of a brainstorm:
faster, cheaper, shorter books. Really?
(Plus: Tina Brown’s must reads.)
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President Obama Education Secretary Arne Duncan
visits Philly; says he wants kids to have longer school
days and shorter summer breaks: “Six hours a day just
doesn’t cut it. Our school calendar’s based on a
19th-century agrarian economy. I’m sure there weren’t
too many kids in Philadelphia working in their parents’
fields this summer.” Rest of the story here …
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Disney Digital Books: Get this, “For $79.95 a year, families will soon be able to access electronic replicas of hundreds of Disney books, from ‘Winnie the Pooh and Tigger Too’ to ‘Hannah Montana: Crush-tastic!’”
But can digital books replace “snuggle” time?
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And for all you grammar nerds, have fun subjunctivating this…
