talkpolitics | 24/11/09

24/11/09

kunaifusu.livejournal.com

I read the speech but failed to understand how is this going to work. So they give 4B for the most "innovative" programs in math and sciences and, of course, the same "No child left behind" idiocy of rewarding better test results.

Innovative math, wtf is that? As far as I know American HS graduates struggle with geometry (circa 300 BC) and colleges treat Calculus (circa 1820) as the cutting edge advanced science. What innovative math could they possibly get if they cannot learn millennia old basics.

And how does rewarding high test results works we have already seen in the No Child Left Behind fiasco. I did not think they can dumb the school curriculum any further but here is the Change - we will get all the schools teaching dumbed down "innovative" sciences in hopes to get a piece of the $4B. Then American companies will have to hire Indian and Chinese mathematicians and scientists, the ones who were taught in a tiered school system where bright children get curriculum adjusted to their own abilities and not to abilities of the dumbest Child, Who Will Not Be Left Behind.

underlankers.livejournal.com

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A couple of the butchers from the DRC are on trial at the ICC at present. That they are actually willing to bring these people to trial says that the ICC must be growing somewhat in effectiveness. Personally, my feelings on this is that trials are best for war criminals, it worked in Nuremberg and Tokyo and is the proper, dare I say civilized method of handling this.

What do other people on the community think?

http://users.livejournal.com/-xaipe-/

Prompted by the handful of posts we’ve had recently about the state of education in America, I’ve fleshed out a survey that I would love if people would be willing to take part in.

The gist: The survey lists nine of the most common beefs people seem to have with the American educational system (in no particular order). Please rank the items in order of importance (from the biggest problem to the least) and then provide any background information that might lend more depth to your rankings. (For instance, if you’re a degree holder, at what level and general school of study? How do you identify politically? What’s your ethnic, national and/or socioeconomic background?)

I recognize that lots of folks aren’t going to be comfortable sharing personal information in a stranger- and nemeses-filled forum, so I’m not expecting much on that front, I just really think it’d make for a more interesting exploration of the topic. I also recognize that just ranking stuff is dull (and you may have a different interpretation of how any given item is explained or a reason to add to the list), so please feel free to counter or add items in any way you wish.

That’s it. Thanks, I hope you’ll take part.

( Take the survey. )

verytwistedmind.livejournal.com

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"I hope Bachmann is happy now, as she's getting her wish. This poor man is a victim of the fearmongering the Radicals have sown. "

_underlankers

Turns out that wasn't the case.

A Kentucky census worker found hanging from a tree with the word "fed" written on his chest killed himself and staged his death to look like a murder, authorities said Tuesday.

They believe he killed himself and made it look like a murder because he'd recently taken out two life insurance policies that wouldn't pay out for suicide.

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mcpreacher
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yahvah.livejournal.com

Société Générale strategist Dylan Grice explained the connection between debt and inflation. Turning Milton Friedman on his head, Grice argued that “inflation is always and everywhere a fiscal phenomenon.” Money printing may be the vehicle, but the “root cause” of inflation tends to be “a government unable to pay its way.”

http://blogs.reuters.com/rolfe-winkler/2009/11/10/the-inflation-time-bomb/

I find Dylan Grice's assertion to be refreshing because of the use of "root cause" as the justification for the assertion. In my field of work, root cause analysis is a regular part of the job. It definitely shouldn't be ignored just because it's something used mostly in engineering. Even if you could name all the instances of inflation where the intent was to provide enough money for all the people, would those instances outnumber those which were the government spending for things it can't afford with its revenue?

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24/11/09

24/11/09

So how exactly Obama is going to "Educate to Innovate"?

A step forward:

Survey on Educational Attitudes

A follow up post to Right Wing fearmongering (9-23)

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