| The FLAT Challenge for Middle School Students (If you are in high school, take this test any way... it's not easy!) |
| This challenge was prepared for students at Downtown Academy and they gave me feedback about how to improve this web page. Their names appear at the end of the challenge. Bravo! -- Mr. Mac Looking for the WORKSHEET to print out? |
| Click on the correct answer. Question 1: Thomas Friedman wrote a book called The World is Flat. What is it about? a) The book is about people who lived around 1450 and thought that the world is flat. The book discusses how Columbus changed their perception. Click here if this is the correct answer. b) The book is about the forces that support the new global economy. The book answers the question "Why is someone in India handling my order? I am calling a company in California!" CLICK HERE |
| Building International Bridges by Internet -- Do you want to help build a safer future? BIBBI |
| Democracy Bonds -- let's tax ourselves -- all politicians need to ask us (the voters) to make sacrifices -- to pay for programs to adapt to the changes described in Friedman's book. |