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teaching Sometimes I think that the American news media likes to
rub our noses in the recession. They seem to go to great lengths
to illustrate to ever widening gap between the haves and have-
nots. Case in point, this week’s coverage of Google’s latest
gimmick — giving all 23,000 employees a ten percent raise along
with a tax free Holiday bonus. As if the employees of Google
weren’t perked enough. Meanwhile, my colleagues and I are
working harder than ever with less than adequate resources for
five percent LESS this year. Huh! Teaching the future vs.
creating new software; affecting society vs. increasing our
dependence on technology; helping sustain a nation of educated,
independent thinkers vs. helping Google to acquire another
billion dollars. Where have the priorities of this nation
disappeared to? According to the news article that I read,
Google is extending such generosity so that they appear more
desirable to top talent. Seems as though a si