beyond the culture of contest

a great TED talk by michael karlberg regarding moving beyond the culture of contest:

stop stealing dreams

http://www.squidoo.com/stop-stealing-dreams

school and education. what could be more important?

Shohreh's story: How Iran violated a top student's rights

Even for the fortunate ones who might be offered a place, expulsion often follows during the course of their studies. In recent months, two students at the Isfahan University of Technology were prevented from registering for the next term, also for having "incomplete documents;" a Baha'i studying English literature was thrown out of the University of Kerman; a biomedical engineering student at the University of Sahand was dismissed; and a physics student at the University of Mazandaran was expelled after completing eight semesters on the honor roll and gaining admission to a Master's program.

read more here.