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The Agony and Irony of the State… - (USA)
I got to thinking the other day, and after the smoke cleared, yet another immutable truth dawned on me. For many things about which the public complains, “this is broken!” the fact is that said item is working in exactly the way envisioned by statist architects. Two quick examples are education and health care. (The fact that health care is currently under massive discussion and certain to undergo yet another statist restructuring, courtesy President Barack and his minions, just adds to t
http://www.lewrockwell.com/blog/lewrw/archives/32719.html
All is not well with the admissions practices of the specialized high schools. - (USA)
Josh Feinman, a NYC public school parent, recently published a study showing that the admissions practices at the specialized science high schools -- Stuyvesant, Bronx Science, and Brooklyn Tech --violate generally-accepted educational standards and practices, and may be invalid, unreliable, and unfair. While state law mandates that an exam be the sole criterion for admissions for these three high schools, Chancellor Klein extended its use to other schools across the city, including Staten Isl
http://nycpublicschoolparents.blogspot.com/2008/11/all-is-not-well-with-admissions.html
Quiz Center offers teacher quizzes at DiscoverySchool.com. - (USA)
DiscoverySchool.com offers teacher quizzes at the Quiz Center.
http://school.discoveryeducation.com/quizcenter/quizcenter.html
The Fibonacci Sequence in Nature - (USA)
In mathematics, the limit of Fibonacci series is called as Golden Ratio. This ratio is approximately equal to 1,618. In nature, one can come across th
http://www.scienceray.com/Mathematics/Examples-of-Fibonacci-Numbers-in-Nature.125307
MathWorld: The Web's Most Extensive Mathematics Resource - (USA)
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/
Breaking News -- Time Flies When You Live in Alabama? - (USA)
From the Department of Misleading Headlines: Census finds Alabamians growing older faster The number of Alabamians aged 45 to 64 increased by 200,200, or 20 percent, from 2000 to 2008, according to a Birmingham News analysis of U.S. Census Bureau population estimates released today. I don't believe for a moment we're actually growing old faster than folks elsewhere -- otherwise I'd be busy packing up to move out of state ASAP. However, comparing the new census information and the 20
http://www.leftinalabama.com/diary/3940/breaking-news-time-flies-when-you-live-in-alabama
Is Philosophy Making Any Progress? - (USA)
Since the comments are still behaving very strangely, I thought I’d repost Alexei’s comment-question here at the top and see if this theme can move out of our discussion of “post-academics”: Rather than continue this ‘debate,’ I was wondering if maybe I could tease out something interesting, concerning a rather Benjaminian theme of ‘progress’ that’s floating around unidentified in the polemics. All this talk of ‘newness’ vs. the need to know the ‘history of philosophy’ (understood as a discipl
http://pervegalit.wordpress.com/2009/08/08/is-philosophy-making-any-progress/
Is Nicole Richie expecting a boy? - (USA)
Rumor around In Touch Weekly is that Nicole Richie and Joel Madden are expecting a boy. This comes from a source close to the couple, who mouths off to In Touch about how the nursery and all of the baby toys are totally blue. Could it be that Nicole Richie just likes the color blue? It’s a Virgo thing - both Nicole and I are Virgos, and one of out favorite anal-retentive Virgo activities is to decorate in blue. Right after we organize our sock drawer and make a grocery list organized by
http://topcelebrityheadlines.com/is-nicole-richie-expecting-a-boy/
Inspiration / Steph Walker - (USA)
Really feeling the simple illustrative style of Steph Walker. Steph is a designer, artist and old English minor whose main inspiration comes from science, math, nature, and simple machines. Some quality stuff and well worth a peek.Finally, she’s currently looking for job/freelance opportunities in NYC.AddShare
http://www.formfiftyfive.com/2009/08/steph-walker/
Bikaner University | Results 2009 | Maharaja Ganga Singh University - (USA)
The Vision Document of Maharaja Ganga Singh, University, Bikaner proposes to take up the following academic programmes: Post Graduate and Undergraduate teaching. Doctral and Post Doctral Researches. Organisation of Seminars and Symposia. Referesher courses for college teachers. Preparing teaching material based on latest researches and insights as contained in articles and
http://www.panasianbiz.com/india/bikaner-university-results-2009-maharaja-ganga-singh-university/
I have been tagged - (USA)
List 6 random things about yourself that most people do not know, then tag 6 more people and post their links. Andrew Carnizzle tagged me so here I go: 1) I didn’t know what mountain biking was till I was 19. I had never even really ridden for exercise until I decided to go to spin classes to use it as cross training for running. 2) People used to make fun of me for having skinny legs (till I was about 16). They called me “Flamingo Legs.” What’s up now, biatches! 3) I played varsity tenn
http://www.sonyalooney.missingsaddle.com/2008/11/28/i-have-been-tagged/
Lesson Plans and Worksheets for Teachers - (USA)
Find lesson plans for all subjects and grades
http://www.gigglepotz.com/curriculum.htm
The physics of beer bubbles - (USA)
Ever stare at a glass of beer and become tranfixed watching the bubbles? Mark Denny has . He is a physicist and a home brewer who has written a book "Froth, The Science of Beer" published this month by the Johns Hopkins University Press. I read his chapter on the bubbles in beer the other day. I confess I had to read it twice because there is a lot of math and physics in the text. Imagine that in a book about the science of beer. I will skip over the formula used to derive the "mean bubbl
http://weblogs.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/news/kasperontap/2009/05/the_physics_of_beer_bubbles.html
Zula World – Wanna Try for FREE! - (USA)
Developed in conjunction with IBM, at ZulaWorld.com, kids ages 5 and older, along with their parents and caregivers can enjoy interacting with other like-minded earthlings online. In Zula’s unique universe kids can create their own avatar, fly their own spaceship, and discover for themselves that when it comes to science, exploring is never boring . The IE Mommy readers are privileged to receive first access to this exclusive beta testing opportunity, which k
http://iemommy.wordpress.com/2009/05/14/zula-world-wanna-try-for-free/
Homeschool Curriculum at the FishHouse - (USA)
As some of you know, the FishFam "does school" at home. It may seem odd to some, especially as three out of four grandparents were public school teachers and I, myself, earned my CA teaching credential years ago and spent two years teaching high school English, French, and Yearbook. The reasons for this divergence from the norm are varied and vast. Fodder for a future post. But I promise to share our story. Instead, this week, curriculum is on my mind. I spent last Saturday frantically ordering
http://www.lifeasmom.com/2009/08/homeschool-curriculum-at-fishhouse.html
Candidates for Sales (Bangalore) - (USA)
Employer: Industry: Marketing & PRLocation: Bangalore, IndiaWe are one of the Leading Placement Consultants in Bangalore city. One of our Clients is a Retail Consultant and Analytics Firm having its offices in US and India.Company list of clients, range from the large retailers in the US to family owned retail businesses in India. They focus on providing customized solutions in market analysis and strategy development for entrepreneurial ventures. They help retailers discover the science of
http://www.apnijobs.com/candidates-for-sales-bangalore.html
Psychotic call from Dominic Pileggi’s Office? (UPDATED) - (USA)
UPDATED BELOW Last week, I made a bunch of phone calls to Dominic “Satan” Pileggi’s office, as well as to my own legislators. Like most Philadelphians, I am getting angrier and angrier with the state senate majority leader, who is trying to get Governor Rendell to acquiesce to the GOP’s “no taxes” budget by tying Philadelphia’s sales tax increase to the state’s reconciliation process. As has been discussed elsewhere, we’ve met the July 1 deadline : Pileggi has not met his and is using th
http://brendancalling.com/2009/08/11/psychotic-call-from-dominic-pileggis-office/
bj's MST - (USA)
Ontario science curriculum. Has lesson plans, experiments and activities (Ont. 6 and 8) on light and optics, electricity, cells, tissues and organ systems, diversity of living things, air/flight, machines and mechanical efficiency.
http://www.mysciencesite.com/
Bronx Science – another one bites the dust - (USA)
A reader reports – another several-years-experienced math teacher from Bronx Science has departed. This makes 12 of the 20 who signed the special complaint just over one year ago. Publicola regularly comments on issues related to the Bronx HS of Science. Another one bites the dust Publicola Another one bites the dust. Just when you thought things could not get any more bleak in the Bronx Science Math Department, they did. Another good, experienced teacher is leaving – Mr. G. [orig
http://jd2718.wordpress.com/2009/08/11/bronx-science-another-one-bites-the-dust/
Recursive Chessboard - a set on Flickr - (USA)
Flickr is almost certainly the best online photo management and sharing application in the world. Show off your favorite photos and videos to the world, securely and privately show content to your friends and family, or blog the photos and videos you take with a cameraphone.
http://flickr.com/photos/gadl/sets/72157594305663827/
Science and technology information from Scientific American - (USA)
http://www.sciam.com/
U.S. Senate Told To Raise Beer Taxes - (USA)
As reported by Harry Schumacher in his Beer Business Daily (subscription required), at a Senate Finance Committee round table on Tuesday, three of the thirteen people called on to testify about how to pay for Obama’s $1.5 trillion universal health case initiative suggested that the excise tax on beer should be increased by between 50% and 400%. They also suggested — finally — that excise taxes be applied to soda pop (although I think perhaps it should be anything with high fructose corn syru
http://www.brookstonbeerbulletin.com/us-senate-told-to-raise-beer-taxes/
dragoncrafter: Knitting for nerds - (USA)
http://dragoncrafter.livejournal.com/9812.html
SensibleUnits.com - (USA)
Convert boring units like metres, litres, pounds or acres to sensible units like elephants, buses, Olympic swimming pools, Grand Canyons, blue whales, planets, countries and stretched-out small intenstines!
http://www.sensibleunits.com/
America's Best Math Students No Match To HK Kids - (USA)
The US state of Massachusetts is home to America's top ranked 4th grade mathematics students. But on a global stage, these students are inferior compared to world-toppers from Hong Kong.This is based on a study by the American Institutes for Research (AIR), a nonpartisan not-for-profit organization that conducts behavioral and social science research and delivers technical assistance both
http://hongkong-life.blogspot.com/2009/05/americas-best-math-students-no-match-to.html
Time For Kids | Classroom - (USA)
http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/
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