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Death of a boy in a story. if there is a super human aspect to being black in america, its perhaps a super human ability to deal with the pain, sadness and trauma tied to being black in america. me, im numb and all cried out and living in a country where studies show over and over and over that blacks and whites see the world entirely differently, such that were living in separate universes. a world where we dont entirely agree on the humanity of black people. and i dont see the way forward. and...

Claim to america that was not just shakespearean and biblical, it was woody guthrie. it was wonderful. it was a statement of americanism for the 20th century. i thought it was spectacular. ill tell you one thing, nobodys perfect. but that speech went beyond, it went beyond human ability at some point there to something truly inspired. it was something else. were not going to hear another one of those speeches again for a while. >> let me bring you in, eugene. earlier today, congressman john lewi...

Clinton. whos on your wish list. >> i dont know where to start. this is great. lets do it. maya apg lingelou. i wont to go do the iditarod. im canadian. i want to go up there and see what it takes to do that. that, to me, seems the ultimate in pushing human ability and strength and intestinal fortitude to the edge. >> okay. michaela at the iditarod. you heard it here first, ladies and gentlemen. lets talk about this show, "new day." tell me what to expect. what do you have up your sleeve the fir...

For example, right? bank robbers who were idolized in so many ways. that was before facebook and twitter and before all that. is this really just a continuation of that, or is there something actually different in society today, or is this just sort of the way things are and we are reminded about it every once in a while when there is a big crime spree? >> we are tapping into the human ability to tell a story, and the human ability, for instance to be moved by acts of, well, you know, some kind ...

>> ill make you a bet and im confident ill win it. though i havent met them. my bet is that theyre completely different from each other. arent they? >> yes. you win. >> exactly. the basic truth of the matter is that all children are different just in the way that all adults are different. human ability and aptitude and passions are tremendously diverse. >> despite that basic truth, americas education system approaches children as if theyre all the same. it was originally designed to meet the nee...

>> exactly. the basic truth of the matter is that all children are different just in the way that all adults are different. human ability and aptitude and passions are tremendously diverse. >> despite that basic truth, americas education system approaches children as if theyre all the same. it was originally designed to meet the needs of industrialism in the 19th century. and it hasnt really changed. if you think about it, our schools literally resemble factories. right down to the ringing bells...

in 2007 we spent over $10,000 per student. versus the $7,400 average for rich countries. how can we spend so much money and have so little to show for it? well ask that question and others to some of the leading figures in american education. here on this special and in a time essay. well examine the roll of teachers, testing and technology and well ask the man who spend billions of dollars trying to fix education about how hes spending his money, microsoft founder and philanthropist, ...

a country. indeed our democracy depends on an educated citizenry. lets take a look. 100 american kids entering high school, what does fate have in store for them? 25 out of that hundred wont graduate from high school, a total of 50 wont go to college. thats half the class that wont go on to higher education. 50 will attends college, but only 22 will graduate within six years. meanwhile other countries are outsmarting us. on a recent international test, u.s. students ranked only 15th in...

100 representative american kids entering high school. what does fate have in store for them? 25 out of that 100 wont graduate from high school. a total of 50 wont go to college. thats half the class that wont go on to higher education. 50 will attend college, but only 22 will graduate within six years. meanwhile, other countries are outsmarting us. on a recent international test, u.s. students ranked only 15th in the world in reading, 23rd in science and 31st in math. overall, the wor...

Failures not definitive. in these final days before winter the 2012 election year, it is time to ask, do you believe? >> i am not just a whimsical figure who wears charming suit and eeffect jolly testimony meaner. you know, i -- im a symbol. im a symbol of the human ability to be able to suppress the selfish and hateful ten den says that rule a major part of our lives. blach i take an omega for my heart.