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Principal talks dirt! (not what you think :-) http://teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/todd-nelson/the-soil-of-learning/ A very brief but illuminating article: The Soil of Learning by school principal Todd Nelson To be a successful farm or school, we must nurture that which nurtures uswere only as good as our soil, after all. Maintaining the soil is as imp... 26 Oct 2009 10:00
Gerald Bracey, fierce critic of education policy dies http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2009/10/24/gerald_bracey_fierce_critic_of_education_policy_at_69/ Gerald Bracey, fierce critic of education policy; at 69 By Jay Mathews, Washington Post October 24, 2009 WASHINGTON - Gerald W. Bracey, one of the most erudite, prolific, and acidic critics... 25 Oct 2009 19:55
Durabrand dvd players going up in flames http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09335.html ... 8 Nov 2009 13:02
Comprehensive lightning safety guide Lightning is interesting. Its the thing that sometimes corrupts the output of a teletype Rod Speed wrote: Why the obsession with lightning ? You been blaspheming and gnawing your fingernails about being struck down, child ? zeez wrote: http://www.lightningtalks.com/LightningSafety.htm ... 25 Oct 2009 01:19
cheap flashlight catches fire (WTH?!! How can something as simple as a flashlight be screwed up this badly) http://www.walletpop.com/blog/2009/10/01/halloween-flashlights-ignite-target-pulls-them-from-shelves-aft/ When you put a battery in a flashlight the flashlight shouldn't start burning. One my son brought home from a birthday party did. It came from Target -- three for $1 in a package marketing them for Hallowee... 9 Nov 2009 13:22
Wireless light switch that burns your house down http://consumerist.com/5388705/consumer-reporter-keeps-buying-things-that-catch-fire The Handy Switch, pitched in infomercials by the late Billy Mays, is theoretically a cool product. It's a wireless light switch that you can install and plug in anywhere. It would be very useful were it not for its unfortunate te... 25 Oct 2009 16:34
Scary column about semi-literate 11-year-old Follow-up: http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/family/articles/2009/10/24/mom_may_have_early_alzheimers/ It's the second letter. Lenona. ... 24 Oct 2009 14:27
Honda airbags that impale you with shards of metal http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/31/honda.recall/index.html ... 29 Oct 2009 12:08
EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS....TAINTED COCAINE!! On Sun, 11 Oct 2009 23:10:41 -0700 (PDT), Red <redmeansgo1(a)gmail.com> wrote: Hello everyone, I saw my doctor the other day, & he told me that the FDA, DEA, state board of medicine, and a few other agencies had sent him papers regarding cocaine being cut with something called LEVAMISOLE, a de- wormer th... 12 Oct 2009 03:04
Win: 10 x Mothercare Duo Aquapods http://www.raisingkids.co.uk/comp/aquapod.asp We've got 10 Duo Aquapods from Mothercare to give away. Due to popular demand, Mothercare introduce the Duo Aquapod, with all the original Aquapod features but with double seat feature, face to face seat units and is suitable for two babies from 6months. Competitio... 4 Sep 2009 11:02 |