The 5 things you need to know in the news this week

	LINKEDIN TODAY powered by + You are getting weekly emails | Change to Daily Hi Aa, check out the top 5 news articles for you this week See all headlines I Don't Understand What Anyone Is Saying Anymore When I was younger, if I didn't understand what people were saying, I thought I was stupid. Now I realize that if it's to people's benefit that I understand them but I don't, then they're the ones who are stupid...   blogs.hbr.org   Shared by 3078 professionals on LinkedIn, including: 24 IBM employees 23 Microsoft employees 17 Oracle employees Harvard Business School reinvents its MBA course FIELD-tested YOUNG mums shopping in the Copley Mall in downtown Boston last month found themselves being questioned about their use of soap by students from Harvard Business School.   economist.com   Shared by 517 professionals on LinkedIn, including: 7 IBM employees 7 Harvard Business School employees 4 Deloitte employees When an adult took standardized tests forced on kids A school board member takes versions of his state’s standardized tests in math and reading, and realizes something is really wrong with these high-stakes exams.   washingtonpost.com   Shared by 361 professionals on LinkedIn, including: 3 Apple Retail employees 3 Merck KGaA employees 3 Brooklyn College employees Employers Say College Graduates Lack Job Skills Many employers believe colleges aren't adequately preparing students for jobs, according to findings of a study presented here on Monday by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools. The group surveyed more...   chronicle.com   Shared by 114 professionals on LinkedIn, including: 4 College Miner employees 3 The Ohio State University employees 3 EDMC employees New Academic Social Network Looks Beyond the Course, and Beyond Facebook Jon Corshen, CEO of a new academic social-media network, says students don’t want to be friends with their professors on Facebook but are left with few alternatives for interacting with instructors on the Internet after class...   chronicle.com   Shared by 40 professionals on LinkedIn, including: 3 studentforce.com LLC employees Better. Faster. The New LinkedIn Mobile App for iPhone and Android. Don't want to receive email notifications? Adjust your message settings LinkedIn values your privacy. At no time has LinkedIn made your email address available to any other LinkedIn user without your permission. © 2011, LinkedIn Corporation