Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007
Senator Max Baucus (D-MT) has a plan to help the United States regain its competitive edge in the fields of science, engineering, math, and technology. He is planning to introduce legislation that would give full scholarships to high school grads who will major in those areas. In return, students would ...
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Sunday, June 3rd, 2007
No matter how proud you are of your son or daughter for making it all the way to finally getting that diploma there is always just one more road block. Remember those two finger claps of years gone by while you attended school? Anything louder than that during ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Education, IDIOT | 7 Comments »
Tuesday, May 15th, 2007
Educate your kids on safe internet use by clicking here Kids.gov
As the father of five very young daughters I first let out a cheer upon reading this piece that was in the Houston Chronicle today. If there is one type of American that I have no tolerance for ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Education, Police State | 3 Comments »
Thursday, May 10th, 2007
Where President Bush failed to act then the States and the Governors have taken up the charge where it concerns Stem Cell Research. Once more on yet another critical issue to our nation the President and his lack of vision are being trampled on by yet one more Governor ...
Posted in Economics, Education, Health, Religion | No Comments »
Monday, April 16th, 2007
New studies examining the effectiveness of sexual abstinence classes show that students who took part in the classes are just as likely to engage in sexual activity at the same age as students who didn't take the classes, proving that wishful thinking and handfuls of money can't change everything.
The studies ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Education, Health, Politics, Religion, Right Wing Nut, Science | 9 Comments »
Thursday, March 29th, 2007
A recent Time magazine cover story raised some interesting questions about the role of the Bible in public education. Although the article wasn't nearly as skeptical as I would have liked, the premise was interesting - the Bible might be a valuable teaching tool offering valuable insight into why our ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Education, General, Legal News, Miscellaneous, Politics | 27 Comments »
Friday, March 2nd, 2007
"Make the most of the Indian hemp seed, and sow it everywhere!" -George Washington
[Note to the gardener at Mount Vernon, 1794
"The Writings of George Washington"
Volume 33, page 270 (Library of Congress) ]
"Federal and state laws (should) be changed to no longer make it a crime to possess ...
Posted in Education, General, Miscellaneous, Police State | 4 Comments »
Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Thanks to Senator "Bridge To Nowhere" Ted Stevens, the above message may be required to be placed prominently on the first page or any subsequent pages on any website, including blogs or any other 'social networking' site that might contain sexual material.
It's all included in S.49, called the Protecting Children ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Education, Police State, Politics, Technology | 8 Comments »
Friday, February 9th, 2007
Remember John Kerry's mangled attempt at humor when he quipped about students who didn't do well in school might end up getting 'stuck in Iraq?' Despite the fact that Kerry claimed the comment was meant as a barb at President Bush, it turns out that his Freudian slip may have ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Education, Military | 4 Comments »
Wednesday, September 6th, 2006
This, friends, is the reason our schools and future generations are going to hell in a handbasket. It seems that schools are no longer to be a place of learning, but rather a place of walking on eggshells so as not to make anyone upset.
Roy Culberson, director of youth services ...
Posted in Current Affairs, Education, IDIOT | 6 Comments »
