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Directions Magazine:
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Your Source for Geospatial Technology Tuesday | January 22, 2008

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Podcast: Making Geography Relevant in Our SchoolsPodcast: Making Geography Relevant in Our Schools

This week our editors review a study from the UK which notes "pupils' dissatisfaction with a geography curriculum which they perceive as irrelevant" as a starting point to explore academic geography and geospatial education trends. What works at different grade levels? Does keying in on career options make sense? Should geography be a grade school subject? The demands from students, employers and educators leave us optimistic.


off the beaten path

Compiled by Nora Parker, Senior Managing Editor

Washington D.C.'s taxi system will soon switch from a zone-based system to a "time and distance meter" system. Washingtonians can use this map-based resource, published by the Washington Post to figure out if their taxi rides will cost them more or less with the new system. I tried a few of the different pre-selected routes, all of which were going to cost less. The map below shows the Capitol Hill to Foggy Bottom route, which will be $0.50 cheaper (click for larger image). Used with permission.

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