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Acknowledgments

Acknowledgments

I could not have founded Teachers Without Borders, no less write this book, alone. W. Joseph King PhD, Haviva Kohl, Konrad Glogowski PhD…
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Introduction

Introduction

Teachers: our hope and the glue that holds society together
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Addled Child

Addled Child

“It ain’t the heat, it’s the humility.” — Yogi Berra
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The Invention of the Folding Chair

The Invention of the Folding Chair

Ideas should be portable and foldable too.
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ORIGINS
Outside My Window

Outside My Window

How one question has driven my career
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Chairman Mao, Thriller

Chairman Mao, Thriller

Good ideas germinate and percolate
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Meeting Jane

Meeting Jane

Sharpshooters on the corners, frogmen in the East River, Secret Service talking into their shoulders. And Jane Goodall, howling.
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COMPARATIVE EDUCATION 101
Nacho Man, Part 1

Nacho Man, Part 1

A ridiculously short, selective history of portable ideas
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Nacho Man, Part II

Nacho Man, Part II

…and why this matters.
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FAMILIAR and UNFAMILIAR
I am Not a Stranger Here

I am Not a Stranger Here

“It is education that sustains one’s future. It cannot be forcibly taken away by enraged kings and ministers. It cannot be plundered by…
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My Brother, Jihad

My Brother, Jihad

Collaboration means making new friends in unlikely places
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