August 21, 2007 – 11:24 am
I mentioned that my household is part of the Colorado Virtual Academy. CNN Money has a write up of COVA’s core curriculum, K12.
K12 launched its business in September 2001, when it contracted with the states of Pennsylvania and Colorado to serve 900 students from kindergarten to second grade. Since then it has scaled up in […]
August 20, 2007 – 5:33 am
RSS readers rule. How else would I have found 18 Practical Tips for Living the Golden Rule?
The truth is, on a day-to-day basis, living by the Golden Rule will make you a better person, will make those around you happier, and will make the community you live in a better place.
August 17, 2007 – 3:52 pm
This is apparently making rounds via email, but here Denver Channel 7 carries this story, an absolute must read.
“I’m coming to Colorado because those are some great people. If [the soldiers] are indicative of the people of Colorado, those are the kind of people I want to spend the rest of my life with.”
Those are […]
August 17, 2007 – 12:40 pm
A condensed version, via Theo Spark.
Humans originally existed as members of small bands of nomadic hunters/gatherers. They lived on deer in the mountains during the summer and would go to the coast and live on fish and lobster in the winter.
The two most important events in all of history were the invention of beer and […]
Eh, so much to catch up on. Now I can’t remember where I saw some of the really good stuff. I really wanted to link the country boobie song and now I can’t find it. Figures. Don’t google that, btw - you won’t find what you’re looking for. Or maybe you will.
Anyway, it’s been a […]
A couple of weeks ago I pointed out to you the story of a couple of Houston charter schools that were suspected of cheating. Thanks in part to a Dallas Morning News investigation the Texas Education Agency could launch proceedings to close one of the schools permanently (the Jesse Jackson Academy was cleared, partly because the investigation […]
Heck, anytime reading. Find me a better website than this, I dare you. Read a book a piece at a time. Sure it will take you a year to read Anna Karenina, but if you’re like me and read 6 books at once, it would probably take a year anyway.
Maybe I could get through one […]
One of my favorite education bloggers put up a nice post that I meant to link to, I just forgot. Mamacita has the 100 words that every high school graduate should know.
The words . . . are not meant to be exhaustive but are a benchmark against which graduates and their parents can measure themselves. […]
Who are your heroes? I’ve come across plenty of people recently who certainly count as heroes. They come in all varieties and no, they don’t fly or stop time.
Ben’s brother, Brad.
The teachers, administrators, students and parents of Cheyenne Mountain Charter Academy.
The Rocky Mountain Alliance of Bloggers‘ very own Mr. Bob. And his underwear!
Annie Jacobsen
How about the […]
Heck, not even a day. How about an hour?
A 27-year-old man faces charges after Lakewood police arrested him for allegedly leaving his 2-year-old daughter in his car while he visited a hotel room to have sex with whom he believed to be a 17-year-old female prostitute, according to an arrest affidavit.
This guy is dumb with […]
From this morning’s Dallas News:
Last year, 53 sophomores took the math TAKS test at Houston’s Jesse Jackson Academy. Two stood out from the crowd.
They were the only two whose answer sheets don’t show evidence of cheating.
Sorry, what was the name of that school? Ah, here it is - the Jesse Jackson Academy.
“Mind-boggling,” said David Harpp, […]
Happy Thursday. Nothing like 2 short weeks in a row (for me, anyway. I don’t know what you’re complaining about). Some weeks this just writes itself - and I didn’t even include any of the obvious Rosie O’Donnell quotes. Somehow that’s just not even fair…
Clear Commentary’s Lost in a Political Storm
many Americans in this day […]
Michelle Malkin
No wonder homeschooling is so popular.
Clear Commentary
Europe has always been a reliable bellwether of patently ludicrous ideas
Always reliable, Ace:
If that’s cheese, it’s my kind of cheese.
el presidente
I thought I’d let everyone in on a little secret….the enemy lies!
So this a later than normal, sue me. I’ve had a rough week. Easy pickin’s, too.
Planet Gore on Laurie David
But hey, she’s started to cut way down on toilet paper.
The Rev. Al Sharpton, on Mitt Romney
“As for the one Mormon running for office, those who really believe in God will defeat him anyways, so don’t […]
Once more, with feeling…
The ever-present Ace:
It’s just a triple decker sandwich of spiced stupid with stupid cheese smothered in stupid-sauce on whole stupid bread with a side of stupid-fries and stupid a la mode for dessert.
and
Physicists are baffled by the seemingly impossible. Noted structural engnieer Rosie O’Donnell could not be reached for comment.
Joshua, arguing with […]
