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Devastating!

admin — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:56:33 +0000

Click!

News you can use, surely

admin — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:00:48 +0000

From a fascinating article on working in the Arctic: Is Your Workplace as Rough as The Arctic? Emphasis added.

You must attend safety training to be present on a natural gas drill site. The section of the safety manual that covers polar bear attacks reads:

If a Bear Approaches:

DO NOT APPROACH THE BEAR [...]

…and the worst shall be first…

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:00:28 +0000

…in line for all that “free” federal money. See “State lists ‘lowest-achieving’ schools“, BDN, 3/10/10

Now let’s talk about inversion, perversion, and subduction* (my new favorite word).

The federal government makes money available for “failing” schools. States compete for the money, putting forward their sub-standard candidates. If sucessful, they get the federal money.

So, the [...]

No Wonder They’re Half-Dazed!

admin — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 11:00:15 +0000

The average young American now spends practically every waking minute — except for the time in school — using a smart phone, computer, television or other electronic device, according to a new study from the Kaiser Family Foundation.

Those ages 8 to 18 spend more than seven and a half hours a day with such [...]

Civics Lesson: Shut Up

admin — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:31:11 +0000

This being election season there are many civics lessons at hand.

Here’s one from the morning paper: Parent seeks removal of civics textbook at Brewer High (Bangor Daily News, 11/3/09)

Here’s how today’s class will work. First read the article. Next, after you’ve read the whole article — you have, haven’t you? — tell me [...]