Dave Eggers delivering a TED talk on what a community can do to educate young people.
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Make sure you watch the end of this video and Eggers hopes for public schools.
nice!
I have wanted citizens with skills and public profile to champion education for a long time now. I don’t subscribe to anything other than individuals giving a helping had…especially piratical ones ;O)