The Business of Learning

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One of the most complex issues facing teaching professionals is maintaining the distinctly human nature of the classroom in the midst of a culture that increasingly values what Raymond Callahan called the “cult of efficiency”—common practices of the business culture that have come to dominate education today. Through readings and discussions, we will consider the impact, both positive and negative, of using business models to organize and validate learning. In afternoon workshops, thoughtful conversations among teachers from like disciplines will consider the use of business models in both their subjects and their teaching.

Tuition: Member Teachers $25; Nonmember teachers $35.
Tuition includes breakfast, lunch, and readings.
Please register by September 29.

Some nearby drink specials on Oct. 11th

• Greenz (Dallas / Uptown): 5 pm - 7 pm: $2 beer, $2 wine / $3 appetizers
• Grapevine Bar: 3 pm - 7 pm: $2 well drinks and Shiner draft; $3 Premium Liquor, Import/Domestic Bottled Beer, House Wine, and Frozen Libations
• The Quarter Bar (Dallas): 12 pm - 6 pm: $2 drafts (except Stella Artois)
• Buddies II: 1 pm - 8 pm: $2.75 domestics, $2.75 wells
• Truluck's (Dallas): 4:30 pm - 7 pm: half-price cocktails and 25% off all bottles of wine / 4:30 pm - 7 pm: half-price food from the lounge menu

Some nearby restaurants

• Silver Fox Steakhouse (Dallas)
• Sushi Japan
• Cyclone Anaya's Mexican Kitchen (Dallas)
• Creperie du Chateau
• Krispin The Restaurant

Some nearby events on Oct. 11th

• Deneyed, Sambuca (Dallas), 7:30 p.m.
• Slaughter House 2008, Slaughter House Haunted House, 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
• Ghostland Observatory, House of Blues, 9 p.m.
• Dallas Symphony Orchestra - Sibelius: Violin Concerto, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, 8 p.m.
• Togs & Tots Bingo Luncheon, Belo Mansion and Pavilion, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Event posted Sept. 16, 2008
Last updated Sept. 16, 2008