Go to College? | Friday Video
Today’s Video: Go to College? by John Taylor Gato. (5 minutes)
What do Bill Gates (Microsoft), Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak (Apple), and Michael Dell (Dell Computers) have in common?
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