Posts tagged “education”
- Everything designed for children should be dishwasher safe. Everything. Lunch boxes. Water bottles. T-shirts. Nintendo controllers. Nikes. Backpacks. All of it. – via @gatordavid
- “Only a twisted type of fantasy can see [pornography] in a biblical figure, in a statue that is also an icon of the Renaissance and the most famous statue in the world. It’s not only absurd, it’s a worrying sign of sheer ignorance, in its most literal sense: a lack of knowledge of history – religious history, of Christianity and Judaism, and art history.” – via @italo.americano
- Transitioning to clean energy would reduce the volume and harm of mining dramatically, because a fossil fuel economy requires 535× more mining than a clean energy economy. – via distilled
- The research linking alcohol to breast cancer is deadly solid: Alcohol, regardless of whether it’s in Everclear or a vintage Bordeaux, is carcinogenic.
- The curious case of two Scott Stallings and one Masters invitation – via TheAthletic
- Private schools across the South that were established for white children during desegregation are now benefiting from tens of millions in taxpayer dollars flowing from rapidly expanding voucher-style programs.
- Beyoncé to perform halftime show at Ravens-Texans on Christmas on Netflix
Federal Student Loan Repayment Change
In which my payment changes
- Fun Stuff
- Nick Holmes posts cute and funny things.
I’ve always wondered exactly how potholes are formed. Now I know.- Need some cool wrapping paper? Try rapping paper.
- Thinking about the Monty Hall Paradox always makes my head hurt.
- Do you feel like you’re too old to start getting into shape? Listen to Charles Eugster, who is a champion weightlifter: “I was already rowing six times a week, and there didn’t seem any harm in pushing myself a bit harder to rebuild my muscles. So in my late-80s I joined a bodybuilding club.”
- I, for one, am very happy to get to go to Mars. You can go, too.
- Sports
- I love this photograph of a guy painting the hash marks on Florida Field.
- Agree +1 with this tweet from @drsaturday: “I like Tim Tebow but I don’t think I can convey in 140 characters the visceral hate I have for this commercial.”
- Parenting
- The British newspaper The Independent has published a list of 50 books every child should read. YMMV.
- The website PoshTots has a section devoted to luxury playhouses, which cost upwards of $10,500. Comment unnecessary.
- Don’t Touch the Screen is a podcast for webnerds with kids. (iTunes)
- Ten Jaw-Droppingly Awesome Infographics on Education is exactly what it says on the tin.
Colossal Colon
Colossal Colon Kicks Off 20-City Tour Don’t miss out on a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to crawl through the Colossal Colon when it comes to a city near you in 2003. The 40-ft. long replica of the human colon is on the road, courtesy of the Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, to raise awareness of early detection
Grammar
“Grammatical English is now the near-exclusive province of the middle-aged and elderly because it hasn’t been formally taught in most schools … for about thirty years. Knowledge of the mechanics of how words, clauses, and phrases are hooked up to form sentences and paragraphs has been withheld from most children for such a long time
The Scabies
The Scabies – A Musical Troupe Educating Youth about STDs! “… performs at public schools nationwide, educating young folks about sexually transmitted diseases”