In these times of uncertainty, I recommend reading it for your general knowledge. Hers a transcript from the national archive
Too much reading? Then you're just lazy! But you can check out the schoolhouse rocks preamble video here:
Saturday, December 10, 2016
#MakeAmericaSmartAgain - the US Constitution
The constitution of this great nation isn't just an idea or a concept. It's a 4 page hand-written document that our founding fathers took great care to write, so the United States would always be great for all of us. A government by the people, for the people and of the people.
Dumb Donald
In the 1970s, Bill Cosby (at the time, still beloved) came up with a TV show called Fat Albert. Basically it was morality tales that were told through cartoons, using Cosby's own childhood and a fanciful view of his friends as reference points.
There was a character called Dumb Donald, who was basically a nitwit. He's got on a too-big jersey and has a stocking covering his face. He's a good kid, and means well in the story, but he comes across as a bit of a dope.
There was a character called Dumb Donald, who was basically a nitwit. He's got on a too-big jersey and has a stocking covering his face. He's a good kid, and means well in the story, but he comes across as a bit of a dope.
In one episode he tells fanciful lies.
Not to put too fine a point on it, but the soon-to-be idiot in chief reminds me of Dumb Donald in many ways...
Thursday, December 8, 2016
"You can't relive your life"
He also once said:
"If there is one thing I've learned in my years on this planet, it's that the happiest and most fulfilled people I've known are those who devoted themselves to something bigger and more profound than merely their own self-interest."
Wednesday, December 7, 2016
What America Can Learn About Smart Schools in Other Countries - The New York Times
"For now, the PISA reveals brutal truths about America's education system: Math, a subject that reliably predicts children's future earnings, continues to be the United States' weakest area at every income level. Nearly a third of American 15-year-olds are not meeting a baseline level of ability — the lowest level the O.E.C.D. believes children must reach in order to thrive as adults in the modern world"
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/upshot/what-america-can-learn-about-smart-schools-in-other-countries.html
Monday, December 5, 2016
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