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Barry Schwartz, psychologist, Swarthmore College: “Money isn’t a natural part of anything we do. It’s not a part of practicing medicine. You know, the natural thing to practicing medicine is healing people. Getting paid for it is unnatural, similarly with law and with any profession, teaching. So, maybe what happens is that what money does is, it disconnects people from the real point and purpose of their activity.”-What Drives Motivation in the Modern Workplace, PBS Newshour, April 15, 2010 (video)

An Open Mind, April 8, 2010 Education re-imagined with online courseware (nytimes)

Gift economy (wikipedia)

The Gift Economy by David Cheal (1988)

“Shame on you.” Friday morning in the rain. KTVU coverage (with a familiar face).

This video includes a great discussion on the growing privatization of public education with Bob Samuels, president of the UC American Federation of Teachers.
Video from November 17 – a discussion with Laura Nader, professor of social cultural anthropology, Ananya Roy, Professor in the Department of City & Regional Planning, Blanca Misse, UC Berkeley graduate student and organizer, and Michael Cohen, lecturer in American studies and co-chair of the Solidarity Alliance.

Had to post this on the eve of my first furlough day at SJSU. Nicely done. Hope the students get out there tomorrow.