Marketplace 2/17/2003

Features
Music Bridge: Every Day Should Be a Holiday - Dandy Warhols
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Teacher Glut
After the dot-com boom went bust, a lot of dedicated, well-educated professionals went into teaching. At the time, school districts desperate for teachers welcomed these nontraditional instructors with open arms, but as the economy lingers in the doldrums, more and more people are trying teaching on for size, creating a glut in school districts around the country. Carol Gray has the story.
Teaching Economics
The last five Nobel prizes in economics could be fairly easily explained at a cocktail party. But most college level economics classes focus more on esoteric, and often irrelevant, theory. Commentator Charlie Wheelan says the most important economic theories are intuitive and obvious -- and economics ought to be taught differently.
Music Bridge: Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense - Fela Kuti
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CEO's on Leadership
As Wall Street takes a holiday to honor the nation’s leaders, we take a look at some advice we’ve received from business professionals over the past year on how great leaders should take charge.
Presidential Suites
If George Washington and Abraham Lincoln were alive today, where would they stay when they were on vacation? And more importantly, how much would it cost them? Contributor Cash Peters takes a tour of the best presidential suites in Beverly Hills.
Music Bridge: Look Sharp! - Joe Jackson
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Tomorrow On Marketplace...
As Turkey decides whether to let the U.S. position troops in their borders in anticipation of a war with Iraq, we take a look at why Turkey is stalling on the decision and what it hopes to gain.