Thursday, November 1, 2007
Fascinating Stories: Stupid in America
20/20 investigation by John Stossel entitled, “Stupid in America” highlighting some of the flaws with the education system in the United States. The story started out when identical tests were given to high school students in New Jersey and in Belgium. The Belgian kids cleaned the American kids’ clocks. The Belgian kids called the American students “stupid,” which gave the piece its name. Jay Greene, author of “Education Myths,” points out that “if money were the solution, the problem would already be solved: we’ve doubled per pupil spending, adjusting for inflation, over the last 30 years, and yet schools aren’t better.” [Length 40:45]
Watch video free online: www.viddler.com/explore/razrhog4life/videos/1
Laugh of the Day
From my friend Brian...
MY LIVING WILL
Last night, my friend and I were sitting in the living room and I said to her,
“I never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever happens, just pull the plug.”
She got up, unplugged the TV, and threw out my wine.
She’s such a bitch...
T-Shirt of the Day
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You can order by clicking on the image.
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Photo of the Day
BROWN BEARS, by Bob Ettinger,
Geographic Harbor, AK, USA
The brown bear is a species of bear distributed throughout the Northern hemisphere. Weighing up to 130–700 kg (290–1,500 pounds), the larger races of brown bear tie with the Polar bear as the largest extant land carnivores. The grizzly bear, the Kodiak Bear, and the Mexican Grizzly are North American subspecies of the brown bear.
They’re so dang cute!
Read more: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Bear
Awesome photos: www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Pictures/bears_pg01.html
Even more beautiful photos: www.katmaibears.com/bear-photos.htm
Today's Words to Define
kinetic
kowtow
laissez faire
lexicon
loquacious
kinetic: \kə-nět'ĭk, kī-\; relating to the motion of material bodies and the forces associated therewith; characterized by motion; supplying motive force.
kowtow: \kou-tou', kou'tou'\; the act of kneeling and touching the forehead to the ground; try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; bend the knees and bow in a servile manner.
laissez faire: \lěs'ā fâr', lā'zā\; the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs; noninterference in the affairs of others.
lexicon: \lěk'sĭ-kŏn'\; a language user's knowledge of words; a wordbook or dictionary.
loquacious: \lō-kwā'shəs\; very talkative; garrulous; talking or tending to talk much or freely; chattering; babbling; characterized by excessive talk; wordy.
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