Now for years and years we have been hearing about how bad Americans are in geography and general world awareness. Recently a National Geographic report has come out that tested over 500 young adults (18-24 year olds) that continued to prove this point. Now the report itself is almost 90 pages long, so I’ll just [...]
Accuse of me of being a consumerist whore or just plain being bored, but I like to skim through my direct mail on occasion. Even though I don’t pick up books as much as I would like to, I love reading. Magazines, blogs and even advertisements. So this Friday, I receive the Toys R Us [...]
“What does it take for a school to suspend an eighth-grader, bar his attendance from an honors dinner, and strip him of his post as class Vice President? If you guessed drugs, alcohol, or a firearm, think again. A bag of candy is reason enough. This week, a Connecticut school levied these very punishments on [...]
Another site that really provokes some thought. Dangerously Irrelevant has a few videos that high school kids have recorded in class on their cell phone showing the behavior of teachers and students.
When watching the 5-6 videos listed on the site, it was really unclear to me on who was supposed to be criticized here. I [...]
… oh wait. This didn’t happen in the US. Amazingly enough, British parents are just as dumb as American ones. Below are a few snippets but you can read the whole article here.
“When Alison Garcia, 16, announced that she was leaving home to be with her 36-year-old lover, her parents could have been forgiven [...]
