Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

It’s the first day of school!

Scott McLeod

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

School starts today here in Minnesota. Let’s see how we’re doing.

Hmmm… Looks like we still have some work to do.

A weekly newsletter featuring the biggest ideas from the smartest people

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