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Jul 22

Written by: Neil E. Traveler
Friday, July 22, 2011 8:00 AM 

In case you don't follow @NETC_Travel on Twitter (which you really should, by the way), or haven't checked out our feed this week, we've recapped the top tweets in Education & Travel for you below:

  1. Not sure about proper etiquette when dining overseas? No problem. This article highlights a few key locations where your views on table manners may not necessarily be the norm: http://ow.ly/5KrKb 
    Via: @esquiremag’s John Mariani

  2. "My generation — the boomers — grew up watching 24 hours a week of TV per kid," Tapscott says. But, he adds, today's young people have had a very different experience. Learn more about ways to teach a student in the digital age here: http://ow.ly/5KrLp
    Via: @npr

  3. A brief insight on the world renown artist, Joan Miró, and the reason why he decided to settle in Majorca, Spain. http://ow.ly/5KrNk
    Via: @nytimestravel

  4. An insightful article about Finland’s education system and their growing success on focusing more on the qualities of educators and their teaching methods and less on standardized testing. http://ow.ly/5KrS8
    Via: @davidsirota

  5. Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn expresses his opinions and concerns regarding today’s education and how we need to push for more social collaboration at an earlier age. http://ow.ly/5KrUr
    Via: @RobMancabelli

  6. A look into Korea’s educational system, their dependency on technology and how they compare to the U.S. Should all textbooks be replaced by using modern technologies? You be the judge. http://ow.ly/5KrWf
    Via: Larry Cuban
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