My Billionaire of the Week award goes to Julian Robertson. I don't get a flush-on over the super-rich these days but, boy, is he a doll.
Your commemorative oven mitt is on its way, JR. I might send one to Warren Buffett while I'm at it, for saying coddled billionaires should pay more taxes. Good work, fulla.
But Robertson gets the prize this week not just for giving this country a whole lot of culture but because he is doing something that could be amazing for our education system and especially for our kids who don't want no edukashn.
His charitable foundation is involved in bringing an initiative called Teach for America here - renamed Teach for All. The programme encourages the brightest university graduates to attach themselves to a disadvantaged school for two years.
The dynamic founder of the programme, Wendy Kopp, was only 22 when she proposed its creation in her thesis at Princeton University, and went on to make it a reality. The scheme has given a hero status to teaching. The New York Times says Teach for America is an elite brand; it adds extra allure to an Ivy League CV. Most importantly, it's great for the kids.