The Fount of Useless Information
Your place for useless information that just might possibly be interesting.
Or de-motivator; something to think about…
The Unhappiness Motivator
http://dilbert.com/blog/entry/the_unhappiness_motivator/
I think Scott is on to something here. I have commented several times that I became a life-long learner in spite of my educational experience rather than because of it. …
Phony school “reform” agenda takes a beating
The media barely noticed, but voters in three states rejected the profit-driven fraud that is education “reform”
http://www.salon.com/2012/11/13/phony_school_reform_agenda_takes_a_beating/
I have decried our education system several times, particularly with respect to the ‘educational …
Prior to my looking at the third-party candidates and reviewing them I am going to quickly describe my views so my reader(s) know from what direction I cast my gaze. I doubt this will be all encompassing (and I am …
Four ways banks have ruined higher education
Colleges and universities are padding their bottom lines — and the American public is footing the bill
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/04/four_ways_banks_have_ruined_colleges_and_universities/
Except for a very few degrees, the cost of education has reached the point where, …
College graduates are in for a rude awakening
Grade inflation has spawned a generation of graduates convinced they’re exceptional. They’re not
http://www.salon.com/2012/10/03/college_graduates_are_in_for_a_rude_awakening/
None of the articles I read yesterday or today grabbed me, but this one did. I really like …
What Work Is Really For
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/08/work-good-or-bad/
I found the above article and added it to my customary list of things-to-read-today. Reading it was interesting and made me think about my ‘utopia’ where I could simply spend time on the manifold …
Study: Divided classes promote stereotypes
A new report from the ACLU confirms what feminists have long suspected: Single-sex classrooms don’t help kids learn
http://www.salon.com/2012/09/02/study_divided_classes_promote_stereotypes/
Based on what I have read, it is not so clear cut as this article makes …
I started reading this Cracked article:
The 6 Cruelest Science Experiments Ever (Were Done on Kids)
http://www.cracked.com/article_19993_the-6-cruelest-science-experiments-ever-were-done-kids.html
The first entry, “#6. Put Kids in the Wilderness, Make Them Go to War” was interesting enough for me to click on the …
How Can One Million People Be This Dumb?
http://www.foxbusiness.com/industries/2012/08/22/how-can-1-million-people-be-this-dumb/
I have been exposed to the MLM (Multi-Level Marketing) industry for most of my life. My parents were quite into various such organizations over the years and I admit to trying …
The closing of American academia
The plight of adjunct professors highlights the end of higher education as a means to prosperity.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/08/2012820102749246453.html
Just like there is the GOP complaint toward the Democrats (and Beatles refrain) “tax the rich until there …