Comments on: Learn economics, be entertained http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/2009/05/learn-economics-be-entertained/ Sharpening my knife Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:24:51 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: swong http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/2009/05/learn-economics-be-entertained/comment-page-1/#comment-7317 swong Wed, 27 May 2009 23:29:48 +0000 http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/?p=1124#comment-7317 I liked it on two levels: It was clearly described and easy to follow. Likening corporate investors to small farmers gives investors a face, which I think sidesteps some of the "investing for profit = greed = bad" feelings your students may come into class with. I liked it on two levels:

It was clearly described and easy to follow.

Likening corporate investors to small farmers gives investors a face, which I think sidesteps some of the “investing for profit = greed = bad” feelings your students may come into class with.

]]> By: pushmedia1 http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/2009/05/learn-economics-be-entertained/comment-page-1/#comment-7315 pushmedia1 Wed, 27 May 2009 00:21:05 +0000 http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/?p=1124#comment-7315 Funny you liked that... and encouraging. I wrote down that analogy to share with my history students this summer (the class doesn't have intro econ as a prereq so its an intro to econ class, too). Funny you liked that… and encouraging. I wrote down that analogy to share with my history students this summer (the class doesn’t have intro econ as a prereq so its an intro to econ class, too).

]]> By: swong http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/2009/05/learn-economics-be-entertained/comment-page-1/#comment-7314 swong Tue, 26 May 2009 19:19:38 +0000 http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/?p=1124#comment-7314 That dairy co-op bit around 23:00 was really excellent. That dairy co-op bit around 23:00 was really excellent.

]]> By: Mike http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/2009/05/learn-economics-be-entertained/comment-page-1/#comment-7313 Mike Sat, 23 May 2009 18:12:30 +0000 http://www.ambrosini.us/wordpress/?p=1124#comment-7313 Heath's book "Nation of Rebels' is really good. A little unfair on some points, creating straw men out of certain types of countercultural types, but I am excited to read this book. Heath’s book “Nation of Rebels’ is really good. A little unfair on some points, creating straw men out of certain types of countercultural types, but I am excited to read this book.

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