It's hard to make that point without sounding culturally insensitive; here's some help:
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My sister went to community college first and then transferred to a more "respectable" state school. Interestingly enough she says her community college professors were much better at teaching and connecting with students than her professors at the state university, who are really just there for research. Rankings…
The irony in the argument about the Finnish ed system is that what makes it successful isn't completely about how the schools work, it's about the fact that they're committed to leveling the playing field outside of school (e.g., health, nutrition, etc.). I heard their Minister of Education complain that when he comes…
My niece drew a picture of her dog "playing" with the dog next door in school. And that's how the whole world found out that loveable family pet Otis really forcibly orally sodomized other animals in his free time.
Great piece, Drew. The push behind standardize testing has a lot to do with identification of metrics and collection of data in order to evaluate student and teacher effectiveness. This forms a more valid way of determining how well a teacher actually teaches or how well a school educates. The "old way" involved a lot…
We're competitive, we're just not very good.
Parents Night is dreadful. Last year I was singled out by a teacher in a room full of judgmental parents because my 3rd grader, for the "art show", drew a picture of a chicken giving a horse a hand-job. Seriously. I have the photo prove it if you provide me with an e-mail to send it. When I got home, I feared…
Listen to a right wing politician talk about all the restrictions that they want to place on birth control, notably the pill. The fact that women are choosing a permanent form of BC in this political climate is not surprising to me at all.
Thank you. This is perfect.
Do the Challenger disaster next!
Belgium is famous for two things, chocolate and pedophilia. They perfected the one to get to the other.
I don't see why they wouldn't undo the lifetime ban and rescind the fine. They're getting what they really want: him selling the team without the long and arduous route of forcing it. The longer they hold out, the worse it is going to be.
...and you know what... he's right. It's his team, he doesn't have to sell shit.
I gotta comment on this... My sister is 31 and mentally handicapped. She lives with my mom. In talking to my mom about this, my mom once told me that when she first had her, she thought that God did this b/c she had an abortion. She went on to say that she realizes my sister is a gift and hates to even have the…
when you're expecting a kid, all you want is that he/she be healthy. i think it's unfair to expect parents to act like having a special needs child isn't a tragedy and to judge them for their feelings. sure, they can overcome it and make the best of it, and a lot of them do and i'm not saying they don't love their…
Raising a child with any sort of special needs can take a real toll on somebody's mental, emotional, and physical health. This probably should have been said to a therapist and not in an interview for the reasons that some have stated (upsetting the child) but unfortunately I think this kind of guilt is really common…
not quite. She's saying her son's autism is a punishment from god. And after being around deeply autistic children (I have a friend who's a specialized therapist), it really is one of the worst things that could happen to anyone and I have nothing but admiration for these kids' parents. I know I couldn't do it. Having…
I don't have a child with autism, but I do have a child with exceptional behavioral issues. It takes an unbelievable toll on the parents to have a child who is behaviorally different. It doesn't mean those parents necessarily love their kids less (maybe some do), but it's so hard to have these tense, upsetting,…
I don't know when I'll die but I'm fairly sure it will be from walking into traffic to avoid one of those bastards. Sure, guy with a t-shirt (or smock) and clipboard, I'd be happy to give you all my contact info and credit card #. What could possibly go wrong?