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Apr 13 2007

“It really boils down to this: that all life is interrelated. We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly. We are made to live together because of the interrelated structure of reality. Did you ever stop to think that you can’t leave for your job in the morning without being dependent on most of the world? You get up in the morning and go to the bathroom and reach over for the sponge, and that’s handed to you by a Pacific islander. You reach for a bar of soap, and that’s given to you at the hands of a Frenchman. And then you go into the kitchen to drink your coffee for the morning, and that’s poured into your cup by a South American. And maybe you want tea: that’s poured into your cup by a Chinese. Or maybe you’re desirous of having cocoa for breakfast, and that’s poured into your cup by a West African. And then you reach over for your toast, and that’s given to you at the hands of an English-speaking farmer, not to mention the baker. And before you finish eating breakfast in the morning, you’ve depended on more than half the world. This is the way our universe is structured, this is its interrelated quality. We aren’t going to have peace on Earth until we recognize this basic fact of the interrelated structure of all reality. ” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 1967

This blog is authored by Economics teachers aiming to clearly communicate economic principles to readers, referencing current news events, with the purpose of making the study of economics relevant, entertaining, and interesting at the same time. The blog’s primary audience is economics teachers and students, however, all readers are invited to participate in the discussion that go on through comments.

If you’re interested in becoming an author for this blog, please email Jason Welker at welkerswikinomics@yahoo.com

About the authors

Jason Welker is a teacher at Zurich International School in Switzerland, where he teaches Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Economics. Jason was an international school student in Malaysia before studying economics at Seattle University then earning his Masters in Education. He calls Seattle and Northern Idaho home. In addition to maintaining an economics wiki and this blog for economics student and educators, Jason also gives presentations on using Web 2.0 tools in education at workshops and conferences around the world. His economics wiki won the 2007 “Best Educational Wiki” award from the “EduBlog Awards”. Click here for Jason’s Professional Profile.

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Steve Latter teaches various business courses at Paul VI Catholic High School in Fairfax, Virginia (USA) including AP Economics, Accounting, Marketing, and Personal Finance.

Mr. Latter is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and former Chief Financial Officer with 8 years of high school business teaching experience. Prior to teaching, Mr. Latter spent 21 years in various auditing, accounting, and financial positions with Price Waterhouse, Sprint, and Teleglobe. Click here to visit Steve’s class homepage.

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Molly Saso is a teacher of Advanced Placement Economics at the International School of the Sacred Heart in Tokyo, Japan. In addition to her role as a teacher, Molly has translated economics textbooks into Japanese, and written books herself on industrial relations in modern Japan.

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If you’re interested in writing for this blog, send an email to welkerswikinomics@yahoo.com.