On Being “Clickable”

So I know this is totally self-indulgent and egocentric, but I do have a point to make about the fact that out of over 2.7 billion results that you get when you search for “Will” on Google, this blog now comes up first. First of all, I find that fact just simply amazing in some warped way. I mean, I know it’s in no way a measure of my character or worth as a human being. There are probably at least 2.7 billion people out there without any Google rank who do much more than I to make the world a better place for others. (At least.)

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Educators want more focus on children’s lives

Educators want more focus on children's lives They say fixation on tests hurts kidsBy DANI McCLAIN
dmcclain@journalsentinel.comPosted: April 19, 2008

There's more to Milwaukee Public Schools than state test scores and dropout rates, but the realities of life in the classroom rarely bubble up to top district officials.

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