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Chapter 1: The Wrong Bet

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Video Of Yong Zhao’s Keynote Speech At ISTE | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… said:

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# 27 June 2012 at 8:00 am

The Best Articles, Videos & Posts On Education Policy In 2012 — So Far | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… said:

[...] Zhao has also posted his slide presentation here, and sample chapters of his new book. And he expanded on it in an Education Week commentary, Doublethink: The [...]

# 25 August 2012 at 6:36 pm

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