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Title | A Meta-Analysis of Co-Teaching Research: Where Are the Data?
Author | Murawski, W.W., & Swanson, H.L.
Source | Remedial and Special Education, 22(5), 258-267.
Year Published | 2001
Students with special needs are increasingly being served in the general education classroom. Co-teaching is one service delivery option designed to meet those needs. The purpose of this article is to synthesize data-based articles pertaining to co-teaching between general and special education personnel. Of 89 articles reviewed, only 6 provided sufficient quantitative information far an effect size to be calculated. Effect sizes for the individual studies ranged from low (0.24) to high (0.95), with an average total effect size of 0.40. Dependent measures were varied and included grades, achievement scores, and social and attitudinal outcomes. Results indicate that further research is needed to substantiate that co-teaching is an effective service delivery option for students with disabilities.
The importance of educating special education students with their peers in regular education classrooms, to the greatest extent appropriate, was emphasized in law with the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) in both 1990 and 1997. Co-teaching or cooperative teaching, as a method for including special education students while providing support for regular education teachers, gained considerable popularity during the 1990s.
Co-teaching can be implemented in a variety of ways. For example, one teacher can act as the primary teacher while another assists. Alternatively, teachers can work with students at different stations in the same room, or two teachers can trade off during a lesson, each presenting different parts of the material. Several components must be in place for an intervention to be considered co-teaching. First, the general education teacher and the special education service provider (either a special education teacher or related service specialist) must be working together in the same classroom. Second, both instructors must participate in lesson or activity planning together. Finally, the class itself must be made up of both students with and without disabilities.
Research Questions
- What is the general effectiveness of co-teaching models?
- Does the effectiveness of co-teaching vary depending on characteristics of the students studied (e.g., grade level, gender, type or severity of disability) or the dependent measures* of interest (e.g., grades, social outcomes, achievement)?
Research Design
- Number of Studies Included | While 89 studies were reviewed, only 6 provided enough information for effect size to be calculated. These 6 formed the basis for the meta-analysis.
- Number of Subjects | N/A
- Years Spanned | 1991-1998
Research Subjects
Students who participated in classes co-taught by a special education teacher and a regular education teacher.
Age/Grade of Subjects
Students ranged from kindergarten to 12th grade. However, there were no studies focusing on 7th or 8th grade.
Specified Disability
Learning Disabilities (LD); Emotional Disturbance (ED); Deaf/hard of hearing; Mild to Moderate Intellectual Disability; English as a Second Language (ESL); low-achieving.
Classes were co-taught by a special education teacher and a regular education teacher.
Duration of Intervention
The co-teaching intervention occurred daily for at least 1 hour a day. Five out of 6 studies lasted a complete school year; the remaining study covered only 3 weeks.
This meta-analysis found co-teaching to be moderately effective with strong effects in language arts, moderate effects in math, and negligible effects for social outcomes.
Combined Effects Size
- The overall mean effect size was 0.40 (moderate).
- The mean effect size for reading and language arts achievement was the largest (ES = 1.59).
- Math achievement had an effect size of 0.45 (moderate).
- Social outcomes (e.g., peer acceptance, friendship quality, self-concept, and social skills) and attitudinal outcomes (e.g., attitude toward math) were not influenced by the co-teaching treatment (ES between 0.00 and 0.08).
Though the results of this meta-analysis suggest co-teaching can have positive effects, particularly for language arts, the authors Murawski and Swanson recommend more research be done on co-teaching. Only 6 studies contained enough data to be included in this meta-analysis, and of those 6, only 3 included effect sizes related to students with disabilities.
Future Research
More research is needed that:
- Uses experimental control groups to compare co-teaching with other methods;
- Examines outcomes as a function of gender, grade, disability type, severity of disability, and subject matter;
- Synthesizes the qualitative information on co-teaching that has been collected.
* Meta-Analysis | A widely-used research method in which (1) a systematic and reproducible search strategy is used to find as many studies as possible that address a given topic; (2) clear criterion are presented for inclusion/exclusion of individual studies into a larger analysis; and (3) results of included studies are statistically combined to determine an overall effect (effect size) of one variable on another.


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Me too but she knows she has no room to talk. And she can't call out Caroline for being a hypocrite because Caroline hasn't shown her feelings for Klaus yet. Caroline can call out Elena because she's broke up with one brother and hooks up with another one the next day. Plus, Damon was a dick to Care.
lol none of my friends like DE,all of them are SE but unfortunately none of them like KC either(Except one)and they're all like how can you like KC??Klaus is so evvviiilll...and we're like but he is sooo HOT!and they're so HOT!lol.KC wre so cute thoh,that lake scene!<3333
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sosocal Says:Sun, Sep 28 2014 09:52 PM
One of the best things about studying journalism is that people are supposed to check their sources. I am willing to bet that most, if not all, of this information came from McCann--because as anniej has written, it was not McCann who handled this situation.
He so likes taking credit, however.
Please take note, all those who will be voting in the upcoming election: McCann is very good at taking credit for accomplishing things, while the accomplishing part belongs to someone else entirely.
Just so you are aware.
anniej Says:Sun, Sep 28 2014 03:11 PM
Thank You Mr. Peraza for your efforts. While McCann, will once again, attempt to take credit - let me be clear Mr. McCann was NOT the SUHSD representatives that were reached out to - it was Dr. Glover and Mr. Joe Heinz - both saw it as a concern.
Ron Says:Sat, Sep 27 2014 12:26 PM
"Caucasians?" Really? Why not "orientals" and "mexicans?"
the weed Says:Sat, Sep 27 2014 07:17 AM
Oh my gosh! Thank you for exposing Ms. McVeigh! What planet is she from...what books did she read? Don't want to comment about her anymore!
the weed Says:Wed, Sep 10 2014 07:33 AM
back on line...good to know they are there for us. Thanks for the info Tom.
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DC96 Says:Sun, Sep 07 2014 03:38 PM
I just got back from watching the Jaguars/Grossmont game at the new refurbished Stadium, that was the cool part. The game was fun and exciding but getting inside took all the enjoyment out of the evening, I'm not a person that likes to complain but this time I have to speak. Me and my Son waited over 1 and a half hours to get inside!!! The line moved every five minutes and the people around me were pissed. I can't believe the people in charge didn't see this coming, these clowns had 3 window selling tickets and when you made it to the promise land the line all of a sudden became a major mess and mass of bodies and what was funny was every police officer SWC had working was looking at this mess with amusement,they should of acted like they were giving poor students tickets for minor infractions, then maybe they could of been of some help! Its been fun at times especially the last 2 years, but folks you lost a fan, at least when it comes to paying for a ticket, I'll just wait for the sports section to find out the score!!!!!!
Stephanie Ruston Says:Sat, Sep 06 2014 06:09 PM
In California, the law states that "a governing board of a school district or a county office of education may offer independent study to meet the educational needs of pupils" (EC 51745 (a)). So far so good. Secondly, the charter petition for Beacon Classical Academy states that Beacon will be offering full-time independent study options to all of its pupils. That sounds fine too.
But what is "independent study,"exactly? Is it primarily an alternative way of being funded--based on student work instead of mandated attendance--as Dr. Van Nice seems to be suggesting, or is it an alternative way for students to learn, a way for them to study independently? (As the name itself suggests.)
According to the law, "Independent study" means an alternative to classroom instruction consistent with the district's course of study (5 CCR 11700 (c)).
So there we have it. However, at the learning center at 2400 Euclid Avenue, on any school day but Wednesday (a designated Beacon home study day), no evidence of such independent study can be found. Instead, we see teachers delivering the district's curriculum to students via ordinary classroom instruction.
So while Judge Richard Strauss was correct to be concerned about denying parents' educational options for their children by closing Beacon down prematurely, "independent study" (as defined in the law) was not one of the options in danger.
While independent study is an option that any district may offer to its students, and while Beacon could indeed be delivering the district's curriculum to its students via independent study, it isn't doing that.
sosocal Says:Sat, Sep 06 2014 09:30 AM
Judge Hayes got this one right; one can only hope Judge Espana is paying attention.
As to whether Cartmill and Lopez should be allowed to run again for board positions, the law apparently allows them to.
I heard that Mr. Anderson castigated the public at the last board meeting for not being more vocal in denouncing Cartmill and Lopez for running.
The public may not be thrilled, but perhaps this situation will take care of itself if we get the community forums and have the chance to bring forward our questions to the candidates.
It might be interesting to hear responses to point-blank questions. Do you think we will get any real answers?
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This article should have been published one week ago when the news were fresh in our minds:
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Elevation Says:Wed, Aug 27 2014 06:09 PM
Mr. Chapell and Mrs. Galvez are both virtuous leaders in their community who speak the truth about the issues that need to be addressed with solutions as well. Educators need to continue to make the needs of the students and parents the top priority in Sweetwater.
anniej Says:Wed, Aug 27 2014 10:49 AM
Unhappy student, yes the strike took its toll on many students that is fact. I would offer the opinion that it also took its toll on teachers and good administeators as well, then of course the many parents who found themselves unable to do a darn thing about any of it.
Sweetwater has been broken FOR YEARS! It was being led by superintendents and board members who cared little about education and seemed to give little, if any thought to their fiscal decisions. What said parties did focus on was SELF - dinners, tickets, beauty pageants fees for daughters, wine, hosting District events at their church etc. - but what about the students?
Now it would be easy to simply blame the unions, and please understand they are not perfect; however, what of the games and schemes decision makers made that brought about all of the unrest and the 'working to the contract'? The union alleged the District had the money, the District cried broke. The controversy is settled and low and behold the District finds the money to negotiate a 9 million dollar new District office. The District cries broke but engages in a contract that will pay consultants 1/3 of the profits on property deals they are in the process of trying to make.
AND, where are the parents, where are the taxpayers? While attendance at Board meetings has grown - we are considered to be one of the largest school Districts in the nation; and therefore in my opinion every seat in the audience should be filled with a posterior.
We can sit and point fingers all we want and jump in the sludge of 'it's all the unions fault' but at the end of the day WE ALL NEED TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THIS TRAIN WRECK. We will call a network and raise hell if a Charger game is blacked out, yet we fail to show up, stand up and speak up at school Board meetings for our very OWN CHILDREN. Priorities people, priorities. A current article in The READER regarding certain 'persons' (I would have used the word leaders, but it would have been a real stretch) shines a spotlight on must how bad things have gotten, the article shows several well know persons in the picture - read the comments, its a real eye opener.
We are all set to go to the polls in November, have you begun educating yourself on the candidates? Have you read their statement? For some it presents itself as chest beating - but the challenge is - do they know the issues? What are their individual strategies for correcting the problems? Which one of theM are truly in it for the students and which ones are in it for self?
Think about it, was it ALL the unions fault? Or did we all have ownership in what was broken?
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Personally, I would arrange with Russia to take every criminal, including DWI killers, on the first strike to Siberia for life. It would be cheaper than housing them here on and off. Many people who go through our prison system don't really care whether they are in or out, that's why they so easily commit the crimes. They get health benefits, housing, meals, gym membership, social clubs and entertainment free, and know that the will be out again to enjoy raping, killing and what-have-you.


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by Fred McMillin
for December 2, 1997
Old Versus New
Prologue: "The McMillins' wine and food course is so successful that the next series filled before it could be officially announced."
- New York Times, March 11, 1971
The Rest of the Story: I began selecting wines for these courses some 30 years ago. Regarding red wines, it soon became apparent that new winedrinkers preferred the newer wines with lots of cherry-berry flavors while the connoisseurs favored older wines in which the fruit had morphed into less-identifiable, velvety complexity.
Consequently, I knew my latest class of " S.F.City College Fort Mason" beginners would choose the 1993 Renaissance Cab over the 1986. WRONG! When the votes were tabulated, the '93 was rated GOOD, but the older wine received FORTY ONE percent more votes, and won BEST OF TASTING against 18 other competitors.
The reason was clear. The 1986 was velvety as expected, but it also still had lots of rich cherry flavors, which was NOT expected. Little wonder that the Wine Spectator's Matt Kramer called the '86 "a stunning, long-lived Cab," and also praised the 1993. He felt Renaissance is "California's best-kept secret" of ageable Cabernet Sauvignon. Case closed.
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Postscript: Renaissance has created California's most spectacular, terraced vineyard. To learn more about it, see the May 6, 1997 WineDay. titled "A 365-Acre Adventure."
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A.J. Soares and U.S. Women's National Team star (and college friend) Alex Morgan rehash their college days in this ussoccer.com video.
Let the stats do the talking. Vote for Bobby for the 2013 MLS All-Star game here.
Brad Feldman and Jeff Causey break down the Revs' 0-0 draw with D.C. United, which ran the Revs' shutout streak to four consecutive games.
Revolution Head Coach and former defender Jay Heaps will be inducted into the Duke Athletics Hall of Fame on Friday, October 11 of this year.
From GoDuke.com:
Heaps, a native of Longmeadow, Mass., earned National Player of the Year honors from the Missouri Athletic Club in 1998 as a member of Duke's soccer team. A two-time All-America, four-time All-ACC and four-time All-ACC Tournament selection, he helped the Blue Devils to a four-year record of 61-23-1 by totaling 127 career points on 45 goals and 37 assists. Also a four-year member of Duke's basketball team, Heaps was named second team Academic All-America and was honored as the Scholar Athlete of the Year by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America in 1998. He went on to an 11-year playing career in Major League Soccer, garnering the Rookie of the Year citation in 1999 and at the time of his retirement, ranked among the league's all-time leaders in matches played (3rd; 314), minutes played (3rd; 27,363) and matches started (4th; 299). On November 15, 2011, Heaps was named the head coach of the New England Revolution.
Congrats, Jay!
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Brad Feldman and Jeff Causey recap the Revs' huge 2-0 win over Toronto FC and the continue hot play of Diego Fagundez.
New England Revolution legend Luis "El Lobo" Fangoso issued this statement in reaction to the news that Gibraltar has been accepted as a full member of UEFA, European soccer's governing body:
"It is with great pride and satisfaction that I congratulate the Gibraltar Football Association on gaining the official status it has long deserved. Though our old rivalries with the likes of Greenland and Shetland provide some of my happiest sporting memories, we are now in the company that we have long deserved to keep. I am glad that this happened while I am still in my prime and have the hunger. I look forward to receiving a call from the GFA for the next national team training camp."
A star for club and country, Fangoso, 38, is famous for his flowing locks, his ability to play any outfield position and to adapt to all terrain and field conditions. Since his retirement, El Lobo has run his famed football academy – known as the School of Rock – which has been a consistent, if indirect, funnel for soccer talent from South America to the Iberian peninsula. Fangoso also maintains an off-shore tax law consultancy practice.
It's official: Juan Agudelo has scored his first goal as a member of the New England Revolution. MLS has made an official scoring change on the 84th minute goal for the Revolution against the Houston Dynamo last Saturday, and has awared the goal to Agudelo. Here's Juan's reaction via twitter:
Never scored a goal through an email. That's nice @mls #NERevs . Gracias twitter.com/jagudelo11/sta…
— Juan Agudelo (@jagudelo11) May 24, 2013
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The Revolution held its second-annual media game on Wednesday, May 22 on the Gillette Stadium field. Members of the local media participated in several small-sided matches against each other, with Revolution players serving as coaches, and Revolution coaches serving as referees. As you can imagine, head coach, er, referee Jay Heaps was pretty heavy-handed with the cards. Rumor has it Jeff Lemieux was red carded for missing an open net!
All in all it was a great time for everyone. Here are some photos from the event, with video to follow soon.
Revolution supporters group The Rebellion have created a limited edition Boston Marathon scarf that you can pre-order here - with all proceeds going directly to the recovery of Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis' father-in-law, John Odom, who was seriously injured in the bombings on April 15.
From nerebellion.org:
The Revolution community has been touched personally by the events. As you all know by now, Matt Reis' father-in-law John Odom was seriously injured during the bombing and is still in serious condition. You can follow his progress as he recovers here at the John Odom Support Page – Boston Marathon Bombing Victim.
John's family has also created a recovery fund for him where you can see up to date information and donate at John Odom Recovery Fund
As we reach the one month anniversary of this tragic event, the Rebellion has create a special scarf as a remembrance to all those affected by the Boston Marathon bombings. 100% of the proceeds of the scarf will be donated to the John Odom Recovery Fund. We will only be selling a limited number of scarves; first come first serve.
Pre-order and get more details here.
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Is fighting climate change a losing battle?
Climate change is and will impact us all. As alluded to, there are many countries who unfortunately stand to make very substantial financial gains from this.
What is likely to be the most successful way of fighting this battle? Who is likely to make the biggest impact - our fellow citizens or our Governments?
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Oct 3 2012: My thoughts on global warming:
7 billion on the planet right now are having a negative impact on the environment.
Populous countries such as India and China are generating more wealth each year, and therefore it is natural to assume that consumption in these and other poorer countries is only going to increase over time. Greater consumption is going to lead to more manufacturing and more pollution. Not everyone is going to be a consumer, but with upwards of 10 billion people by 2100, it is rather frightening to start thinking about how many of these 10 billion will be consumers, all wanting the latest iPhones, DVD players, LCD televisions...
You can have all the fancy schemes you can think of to try and combat "global warming" eg bio fuels, solar/wind energy, but the real underlying issue is uncontrolled world population growth. We're already starting to see the consequences. The Great Barrier Reef is slowly being destroyed partly due to human activities on land. Destruction of the natural world will only increase as the world population increases.
When we hit the 10 billion mark at around the year 2100 or so, I believe global warming is going to be a lesser concern over and above "competition" over resources such as food, clean water, and raw materials for manufacturing, and the resulting destruction to the environment.
I'd like to end this by highlighting the stupidity of mankind... The Australian Govt is quite prepared to spend over $40 billion on a national broadband network. Yet, the current petroleum distribution network can't be replaced by hydrogen because it is "too expensive". I have no idea how much it would cost, but $40 billion would go a heck of a long way towards paying for a move towards hydrogen fueled vehicles and the refueling infrastructure.
Oct 3 2012: I agree entirely with Dan - but there is a further consideration which has, of yet, not received exposure because governments tend to think within the time frame of their tenure and man cannot think beyond a human lifepsan. During the last 1 million years the planet experienced ten ice ages lasing variously between decades and hundreds of years. In approx 60,000 years from now the planet will experience its next ice age. This is nature at work, there is nothing that man can do to influence this synoidal pattern of climate variation between relatively warm periods and relatively cold periods. During previous ice ages the world's population of humans was so small that those living in the frozen north could migrate to the warmer south. In a future ice age this will not be possible unless the world's population is drastically reduced in size because the nations in the southern hemisphere would not be able to support and sustain such a large population (food, water, shelter, infrasturcture, work - space). The time for action to reduce population size is now. There will be no magic pill in 60000 years to cure all ills, man will not have colonised other planets. I may sound like a prophet of doom, but it is time governments and world bodies thought long term. A little climate change at the moment is going to seem as nothing compared to the armageddon which surely lies ahead if we do not get a grip of the size of the population and start now.
Oct 3 2012: Tongue in cheek, while global warming is a bad outcome for some, anyone who has lived in New Zealand should really be welcoming global warming. It can get bitterly cold there during winter, and a couple of degrees warming would be nice. And if the sea temps also rise, the beaches won't be so damn cold even in summer.
The original question on global warming is really a subset of a broader range of questions regarding humanity and what actions it needs to take to ensure longevity of existence. I'd like to see humanity get behind the "Mars-One" project. Having a colony on Mars is an insurance policy against catastrophic events on Earth, and perhaps then we could sleep a little better at night.
I agree as well that our planet cools and warms over time. The next ice age will be interesting for sure. The issue of global warming is very complex. We install solar panels while at the same time we destroy forests, we empty our oceans of fish, and continue to build weapons that have the potential to wipe life off the planet many times over. Governments talk about needing to grow their economy, and some governments even have policies that boost immigration to support economic growth.
Governments are part of the problem not the solution, and that if we all sit back waiting for governments to do something, then we will be waiting a heck of a long time. Or even if they manage to implement something like a carbon tax, it is all ultimately meaningless for all of the reasons mentioned in my original reply.
A complex situation indeed, and the best place to start is with each individual ie the choices we make and things we can do to make positive change.
Oct 4 2012: Complex, indeed. Even if the people who think we can "fight " climate change are right, the process of doing it might well turn out to be ill advised. like. the "Ethanol " scam. Past climate cycles seem to be real, and our attempts to stop it are not likely to prevent it, just mitigate.
But there IS a way to deal with carbon burning pollution, and several other major problems at the same time: let's start using the Thorium LFTR power plants, cheap , plentiful fuel, no significant pollution, a million times the energy density of oil and coal. It even can run on Uranium LWR plants nuclear waste material.
As for the population problem, that seems to be a self correcting one. Those who have reached a sort of middle class level of civilization do not seem to have large families as they did when they were peasants. The rate of increase in many countries is below replacement, and as Feminism spreads, will no doubt go even lower. Also, if we get Thorium power going, we will be able to save all that money wasted on windmills, solar panels, transmission lines, etc, which are simply not economical, and can be shown to be inadequate.
Oct 6 2012: Richard (and others), to suggest that there will still be future natural ice ages despite anthropogenic factors demonstrates that you don't have the vaguest notion of what climate change is. I suggest that you read James Hansen's book Storms of my Grandchildren. If I remember correctly, an example that Hansen uses is that climate forcings caused by a single CFC factory are sufficient to outstrip any natural cooling cycles.
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It's hard to imagine but rumors about the Falcons leaving for another city like Los Angeles have a lot of people talking, and Mayor Kasim Reed is right in the middle of it all.
It all got started when the mayor sat down with City Council members individually to talk about the latest in the negotiations to get a new stadium. The mayor said the rumors got started when those discussions got misinterpreted.
The mayor described the discussions with council as a briefing - to get them up to speed on conversations they aren't a part of. In those briefings the mayor said he talked about the competitive market for NFL teams, particularly in L.A.
"It was a briefing and I just pointed out what are well known and obvious things, so it was really a conversation about the landscape," said Reed.
And because of that competitive market, the mayor's office admits the discussions didn't stop there. Representative Sonji Jacobs Dade said the mayor went on to talk about the importance of a new stadium and the city's possible role.
"There could be an option where city takes more active role. It's premature to talk about the details because we don't have those yet but the mayor did let council know there are different options and that it could be possible for the city to take a more active role," said Dade.
Opponents of the new stadium said they see that as a direct threat.
State Sen. Vincent Fort has been against the new stadium from the very beginning. "It's more than a scare tactic; I believe it's black mail. We should not have a deal done with a gun at our head," said Fort.
But Reed said that's just not true. He said in no way were the briefings supposed to be some kind of threat.
"The Falcons are staying in Atlanta. I made it clear in those meetings that at no time has Mr. Blank threatened to leave the state or the city at all, but I did take them through the landscape that is the sports world," said Reed.
No matter who you believe, it's enough to have Falcons fans like Mark Nanna and Al Johnson a little nervous. They both said losing the Falcons would be a disaster.
"It would definitely be a big loss for Atlanta if Falcons move to another state," said Nanna. "If they leave Atlanta it will hurt economically, for the fans and everything. It would be bad," said Johnson.
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2013 Media Showcase
The roster is long and the subjects—a local dairy, a bike accident, the Galapagos—are varied at the media production event.
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WGVU screens Hope of the Quechua
This weekend, the documentary, "The Hope of the Quechua," a Calvin professor and his students filmed in an Ecuadoran mountain village will be seen by a public television audience.
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Making sense of the financial crisis
Calvin business professor Leonard Van Drunen and economics professor Scott Vander Linde sat down with communication and marketing's senior writer Myrna Anderson for a conversation about the crisis.
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David: A Play with Psalms
A play pulled straight from the Bible highlights some of the anti-heroic episodes in the life of the biblical king.
January 11, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
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A $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation will allow faculty to build more research into the biology classroom.
March 06, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
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Students in political science professor Doug Koopman's "Parties and Elections" class have created a voter's guide for Grand Rapids residents.
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Melissa Haegert Dykhuis '10
She grew up stargazing in Africa and researched asteroids at Calvin. Now Melissa Haegert Dykhuis is earning a doctorate in physics.
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TeCreate teaches the joy of programming
Computer science profs are teaching local middle and high school students programming logic.
October 10, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Interim 2009: The lying life of the spy
A fact-finding session began the opening class of the interim "Spies, Lies and National Security." Professor Bill Stevenson, the mastermind of the class, was training his students to gather information. He was teaching them, in fact, to be spies.
January 09, 2009 | Myrna Anderson
Lighting the FYRES of research
First-year students are learning how to research in the Michigan dunes.
December 13, 2012 | Myrna Anderson
Global Hunger and Food Security lecture series
A yearlong lecture series highlights the importance of preserving farmland and water resources.
November 28, 2011 | Myrna Anderson
Quechuan film enjoys Hollywood moment
Hope of the Quechua filmed by Calvin CAS professor Brian Fuller was shown at the Arpa International Film Festival, held October 24–26, at Grauman's Egyptian Theater.
October 31, 2008 | Myrna Anderson
Telling Yemen's story in the West
James Robin King '04 helps scholars from turbulent countries find refuge.
October 19, 2011 | Gayle Boss
Professor and students research Great Lakes birds
A Calvin College professor of biology and three students are researching the effects of pollution on Great Lakes colonial water birds.
August 22, 2007 | Myrna Anderson
The Goldwater five
Each of the five students at the table—Leisman, Cok, Tasker, Ferdinands and Haegert—is a recipient of a prestigious Goldwater Scholarship. Together they are the largest contingent of Goldwater Scholars ever to study at Calvin.
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Why the Zelda: Skyward Sword Reveal Was at Least a Tad Disappointing, in as Few Words as Possible, Ironically Unlike This Title
Haha, damn...that's hot.
The Top 10 games that made me want to kill someone
Nice list there.
Thank you for reminding me about Ghostbusters *sigh*. It was an ok game but very dissapointing at the same time. I think my big problem with the game was in just how short it was. They could have padded the hell out of it with random jobs at resturaunts and other simple locations throughout the city. Instead we got a rather short (but well written and well voiced) game with little replay value.
I actually didn't have any problems with the sniping in Star Wars: Force Unleashed. I've allways considered Jedi to be short range melee fighters at best and so their big weakness would be either guns or explosives. Sure they can do that deflect trick, but they're only so fast and if they're being shot at fast enough, they're sol. No, my beef with Force Unleashed was in the sheilds every enemy had. Stormtroopers and blue alien natives both had shields that made them immune to your force powers as well as your lightsaber. It just seemed like a bad design concept for the game.
Though I agree with you about the awfulness of Lucas in recent years. The glaring errors in the prequals could have been mended with only a little fanboy assistance, but I can't even begin to go into detail about why they were just that dissapointing.
Luckily though, I don't have to. May I recommend the critical stylings of Red Letter Media.
This guy tears the prequel's apart as we watch clips from them, in about the same amount of time it takes to watch the actual movies. There's this dark humor edge to it and he's got this odd shut-in serial killer/Buffalo Bill (from Silence of the Lambs) meets Roger Ebert thing going on and it's frickkin hillarious. He also reviews the newer Star Trek movies. If you hate the Star Wars prequels, then you'll probably enjoy this guy's videos.
"There's a magical elixer that makes you forget all about the Phantom Menace if you drink it. It's called Bleach!!"
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But I've allways felt that what the Star Wars universe really needs to get going is for Lucas to not be involved. The best stuff these days is generally either coming out of the comic book side of it (Star Wars: Legacy if anyone's interested. Takes place 100 years after the movies and follows Luke's drug abusing great great nephew.) or the video game side of it (the Jedi Outcast games). What the movies really need in order for them to get good again, if for Lucas to pretty much just die, because he won't give up control of the franchise any other way.
The Top 10 games that made me want to kill someone
I am going to limit myself only to recent 360 games. If I pull the curtain back on the horrible PC games of old I might undo years of therapy and wind back up in the mental hospital.
5) Mirror's Edge = great idea, horrible controls and execution. and you need a puke bucket.
4) Star Wars : The Force Unleashed = pretty much the same reasons you listed... most terrible camera and object aiming controls. All powerful jedi dude that gets sniped to death by guys offscreen that you can't even see shooting you.
3) Kane and Lynch : Dead men = fun for the first 10-15 minutes. buggy like a mofo with horrible aiming controls. Decent story and voice acting cannot fix horrible, horrible bugs.
2) Silent Hill : Homecoming = Silent Hill : Bored to fcking tears. This is a GAME?
1) Prince of Persia (xbox 360 version) = what starts out fun becomes so repetitive you want to kill yourself. And when most games like this are at least blissfully over in 7 hours or so, this one goes on for like 30+ hours. And WHAT THE HELL was that ending? I mean, WTF?
ATOMIC BOMB) Ghostbusters : The Video Game = Oh so painful. I'm a big GB fan so this one was met with delight, super massive load times, and very hard missions that would kill you and make you repeat the ENTIRE LEVEL over and over. With super massive load times. This one could have been great, looked ok, sounded great with the original cast, but the design killed it. I don't think I made it past the marshmallow man.... and why did they have to dig that back up, exactly? Oh, wait, because they wanted to.
On other thoughts of homicide and hatred...
I would like to make a special mention of all the Star Wars movies, special edition versions of episodes 4-6 and the prequels. George Lucas is a two headed monster. I have never known anyone that had provided me with such joy in childhood. Then years later, for no good reason, decided to alter parts of my childhood memories because he changed his mind about some shit. Like Han not shooting first. And finally, with the prequels, he decided to take an asparagus enriched, hot steaming piss on my face for 6 hours while Jar Jar held me down. This man should be held accountable for what he's done. I mean like rolled in batter and DEEP FRIED TO DEATH. Screw you, fat man. I hope Satan has a giant double edged lightsaber dildo to ass rape you with for eternity.
Corpse Run 019: I fail to see your point
I will beat your Star Fox 64 High score damnit. The goal is now 1900. IT IS ON!
The Top 10 games that made me want to kill someone
These 10 titles were picked from a list of over 40 stinkers from the last 20 years.
Halo 2 almost made the list from it's ending alone.
Though the top 5 runners up were:
Chrono Cross (A sequel to Chrono Trigger that had nothing to do with the first game)
Spore (Stars off fun, then becomes painfully dull)
X3 Reunion (It's like EVE Online but even more boring!)
Destroy All Humans 3 (A great game franchise finally dies)
And finally
Zombies Ate My Neighbors (because it was THAT hard.)
Why the Zelda: Skyward Sword Reveal Was at Least a Tad Disappointing, in as Few Words as Possible, Ironically Unlike This Title
"If the Hylian wunderkind strolled down my street right now, I'd let him ride on my back and call me Epona. Or "bitch"."
You add some of that patented Link grunting and you've got some nice rule 34 going.
Plants Vs. Zombies Coming To XBLA w/Multiplayer
I really can't see multi-player adding anything to this game. I suppose if in VS one player an control plants while the other controls zombies that might be interesting but not worth $15 if you already own the game on a different platform.
The Top 10 games that made me want to kill someone
Chase, I absolutely loved this article. I can sense the gamer rage at its peak. I have to say though, I liked three on the games on this list. Namely, Force Unleashed, Final Fantasy VIII and the original Red Steel.
The Top 10 games that made me want to kill someone
Post your own top 10 hated games here!
Game of the Decade: Division Finals
I wished I played some of these games though (still haven't gotten a hand on Psychonauts, Golden Sun, and Mass Effect yet).
Why the Zelda: Skyward Sword Reveal Was at Least a Tad Disappointing, in as Few Words as Possible, Ironically Unlike This Title
With you on Twilight Princess though. Started and never finished it. Lost interest with all the wolfiness.
Why the Zelda: Skyward Sword Reveal Was at Least a Tad Disappointing, in as Few Words as Possible, Ironically Unlike This Title
Mardiney, I was with you . . . until you ripped the OoT. Not cool. And I'm guessing Rich either hasn't seen that little nugget, or that he's plotting his revenge, as that's like his favorite game ever.
Translating Your Brainwaves to Geek!
Awesome...we are half-way to becoming the Borg! Can't wait! :D
Corpse Run 017: (spawn)Camping by Alex Di Stasi
That is some intense deer gore Alex. You really know how to draw exploding body parts. I worry a little about the state of your psyche. Great comic though, I liked the setup for the last frame.
Video Game Performance Art
I just recently heard about this and it sounds very interesting. I'm curious to see how they used Grand Theft Auto as that's not the first game I would choose if I were making a play.
Rumors of Red Dead Pink Slips
Hmm...I briefly worked at Big Huge Games and the first thing you learn is that you don't get free time. Like, at all. Kiss your family and loved ones goodbye until the game launches. Needless to say, I didn't last long there.
So I'd be curious to know what "unfair working conditions" means.
Shuffle Time 008 by Lizzy Dawson
Someone should write a piece about this game if it's such a gaming meme. I have no idea what this is and due to the "frenzied addiction" component, I'd like to know more.
Shuffle Time 008 by Lizzy Dawson
I just started playing P3P, pretty addicted so far. I also just realized that your comic's named after the "shuffle time" event in P3 after a battle, where you gain a Persona card or treasure. Cool!
And You Thought Video Games Were Exciting...
Those are some nice particle effects.
In all seriousness though, this guy sounds like he whipped it out and started going at it. Makes me realize just how easy it is for people to have "religious experiences".
First Shot: Crackdown 2
I actually think that loosing the "Kill this list of people" aspect of the game is one of the things that makes Crackdown 2 feel like there's no real story. In Crackdown 1, those assassination target missions gave you a reason to explore all over the city. They also made it hard (ie: fun) to complete those missions as each gang officer would be surrounded by his guards while holed up somewhere. So on those missions, you couldn't just jump over the building and shoot up the place with rockets, you had to go in and work your way through to the officers.
And while these missions don't seem to be a big thing at first, look a what one of the big DLC packs for Crackdown did. The first DLC pack added the ability to reset all of the gang bosses and officers. The reason why they did this first was because without those boss fights, Crackdown was just a giant sandbox with nothing to do aside from killing random civilivans.
First Shot: Crackdown 2
You're right that there is only the loosest semblance of a story in Crackdown 2, but was the story in the original game any better? It was nothing but "kill this list of people." In my opinion, this game doesn't live up to the original because it IS the original, re-skinned, and with a few orbs that run away this time.
First Shot: APB
I can dig it.
Here's hoping that their decision to do this title instead of Crackdown 2 pays off. So far all we've learned is that Ruffian Games is no Realtime Worlds.
Corpse Run 016: In reality Rob was very nice
Sounds like you had a rough day dealing with Apple. I assume this is based off a real life experience?
Shuffle Time 008 by Lizzy Dawson
My girlfriend started playing Persona 3 FES on the PS2 with her friend the other day. Now it seems like they see each other every day.
And ew, banana cupcakes are nasty.
First Shot: APB
That's a pretty good Shaft Brian. I especially like to fro you got going on there. Well done.


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Why It's Okay to Buy a Mega Millions Ticket (Even After You've Done the Math)
Published on - April 10th, 2012 (by Donna Freedman)
This post is from GRS staff writer Donna Freedman. Donna writes the Frugal Cool blog for MSN Money and writes about frugality and intentional living at Surviving And Thriving.
Recently I outed myself as an occasional lottery player and as a person who thinks that lotteries in and of themselves aren't so bad.
I don't think they're good. Rather, I think they're not-too-terrible in the way that potato chips are not-too-terrible. Enjoy a few every so often and you'll likely be okay. Eat nothing but chips? Problem.
A number of readers admitted they sometimes buy in, too. But one responded in this way: "I wish the people who spend more than a dollar or two a year would put their money to a better use, such as donating to a soup kitchen or to the Salvation Army.
"Alternately, I wish they would save their money and put it in their emergency fund. Yes, I have bought a chai latte or two in a year, but at least I receive value for the money spent." (emphasis added)
Here's what I think about that:
- What makes you think lottery users don't donate?
- What makes you think they don't have EFs?
- What makes you think they don't "receive value for the money spent" in terms of the amusement factor, the daydreams, the laugh with friends?
(I know some people have mega-problems with the Mega Millions, i.e., they have unrealistic expectations. I'll get to that in a bit.)
I have an emergency fund, I continue to save for retirement and I donate to a lot of causes. But I don't save or donate every dollar I earn. Neither does the commenter, apparently; some of his dollars go to things like chai lattes.
It's the same with me: Some of the money I earn I spend on treats. Six or seven times a year, that treat is a pair of $1 lottery tickets — one state Lotto, one Mega Millions.
A preferred form of escapism
Plenty of writers, including J.D., think the lottery is an investment for fools. In that article he cited a couple of disturbing factoids:
- 30% of people without high-school degrees consider the lottery a wealth-building strategy.
- Households with income of less than $12,400 per year spend an average of 5% of their earnings on the lottery.
I've got nothing against J.D., even though I thought he'd be taller; the dude signs my paycheck, which I truly appreciate. But when writers use words like "fools" or "stupidity tax" (the latter is from my friend Liz Weston of MSN Money), they're tarring with a highway-wide brush.
Personal finance sites are full of tips on the best ways to use the money you have. You don't see blog posts about why you should never ever ever have any fun until your mortgage has been retired and every student loan is paid in full.
Instead, we tell people to use Groupons to go out to dinner or get a massage, or to dig up a rock-bottom airfare and a house swap for a week away. That's not foolish, it's frugal. That's not stupid, it's a smart use of available funds.
Well, suppose my preferred form of escapism is to buy one lottery ticket a week. If I can afford it, will $52 a year send me to PF purgatory?
Understand: In no way do I advocate overspending on lottery tickets, or on anything else if it breaks your budget. And yes, if you plan to retire on your winnings you are deluding yourself. The folks splitting the $560 billion Mega Millions kitty didn't have to go to work the next day unless they wanted to — but millions of other ticket-buyers did.
A dollar and a dream?
A frequent criticism is that money spent on lottery tickets is "wasted." To which I reply: Do you expect everything you do to provide some kind of financial return?
Personally, I think that cigars, spray-on tans, wine collections and designer handbags are wastes of money. But I don't get to decide what you buy. If you want those things, then budget for them and enjoy them.
In fact, J.D. did acknowledge that the Mega Millions et al. can be harmless fun for some people. His real beef was with those "who view the lottery as a legitimate path to wealth."
"Sadly, there are many such people," he noted.
I agree that a reality check is needed. I feel the same way about young people who won't even consider starting a Roth IRA or contributing to a 401(k) plan. That's something they'll do "later." They don't know or don't care that compound interest really wants to be their friend right now.
We need better ways to approach finances. Better math skills wouldn't hurt, either.
What we don't need? Divisiveness. Most of us allot money for the things we want: opera tickets, comic books, amateur athletics, daffodil bulbs, power tools, a movie plus refreshments. People tend not to get tight-jawed about new soccer cleats or a summer blockbuster plus Raisinets, though. But suggest a quick-pick or a scratch-off and the Money Police descend — and declaim:
- The lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math.
- The lottery is a tax on poor people.
- The lottery is a self-imposed penalty on the stupid.
I think there's a whiff of paternalism/classism in this. Certainly people who believe the lottery is a wealth-builder could do with a clearer idea of what the odds really mean. But if Joe Sixpack can afford to spend $52 a year on the lottery and enjoys doing so, why is that "stupid"?
Put another way: Some people spend a lot of money on rabid sports fandom or on spa treatments that involve molten wax and naughty bits. I personally have no interest in such things, yet I will defend to the death your right to paint team colors on your face or to cultivate a landing strip. (Ow. Even vicariously, that's painful.)
That's because it's your money, not mine. You ought to be able to use some of it to buy a miter saw or attend a genre convention. Or to indulge in a dollar and a dream.
An entertaining fantasy
Incidentally, I didn't win the Mega Millions. But you already knew that, because the odds are crap. If you want to know just how crap they are, check out the Mega Millions Lottery Simulator here on Get Rich Slowly.
Not-winning cost me one-sixth of the amount I might have spent on the first show of the day at a nearby movie theater (sans Raisinets). And I got two kinds of fun out of that dollar:
- "Somebody has to win. It almost certainly won't be me…But suppose it is?" Segue to….
- "If I won, I'd consult a lawyer and an investment specialist. Then I'd pay off my relatives' debts, put a new roof on my friend's house, forgive all personal loans, set money aside for my nephews' educations, and give a fecal ton of cash to all the charities and scholarship funds to which I can currently send only $30 at a time."
Intellectually, I know that I'm not going to win. Psychologically? I smile every time I look at the ticket. I love thinking about what luxury it would be to pay cash for a reliable car for my daughter and son-in-law, or to add a bunch of zeroes to the next charity checks I write.
I have this financial fantasy six or seven times a year. It doesn't affect my day-to-day money practices. But like any other nonessential expenditure — fresh pineapple, a magazine subscription, that box of Raisinets — it adds a small layer of enjoyment to my life. To me, that's worth a dollar.
This article is about Odds and Ends
"30% of people without high-school degrees consider the lottery a wealth-building strategy"
I wasn't aware high schools issued degrees.
Whew! You're obviously a little upset about people that bash the lottery.
Well, most of those things you mention that people spend money on are tangible items they get to use and enjoy.
It's not some fairy-tale they create in their imagination on what they're going to be able to do with the money "if" they win.
I can make up that same fairy-tale in my head without actually wasting the money to buy the lottery ticket. Odds are, we're both going to end up in the same spot and I just saved $1!
1 in 21,000,000,000 says all I need to know about playing the lottery.
The chance of me getting to use Groupon or taking my flight on my "rock-bottom airfare" is 1 in 1.
I don't know about you but I prefer my odds in the 2nd scenario.
I agree that spending a dollar on the lottery here and there isn't a big deal. But I think you could have explained why in about 2 sentences.
Unfortunately a lot of the very poor people I work with (and friends scraping by) end up buying a ticket when they're in a really dire situation – can't pay the phone bill, etc. Of course that's the worst time to do it, but the lottery preys on people's desperation, that's why people who make under $12k spend 5% of their income on it.
I agree that the lottery is harmless when you can afford it. A few bucks for a little hope and fun is ok. It's the folks who think of it as a wealth-building strategy that are in trouble. And some people really do think that way! My mom was a foster parent when I was growing up, and there was one little girl who came home from school with a "what do you want to be when you grow up?" assignment. She was planning to collect welfare and play the lottery. Not kidding! If that seems like a legitimate plan at age 10, then that 30% stat isn't surprising Sure they know winning the lottery is a long shot, but I think the problem is that they don't see other, better opporunities.
I think lotteries are fine, just have a bit of an issue with governments being in the business of gambling.
Our economy is based on gambling, so let the people gamble. I've seen data recently that suggests it isn't mainly poor people doing it.
I agree about the government running the lottery. It's nails on a chalkboard when people say casinos will bring in money for the state: money from where? From people that would have either saved that money or spent it on something else! So, either the banks have less capital to lend out (higher interest rates), or other businesses lose revenue, because instead of buying his nephew the new Xbox, Uncle Joe blew his money at JackFox Casino! Then Uncle Joe needs help from the state to pay his bills, etc.
In sum, government-run gambling is bad for the economy. It just gives the state more money to blow on other stupid ideas. Let people keep their own money. If a lottery can be created in the free market, then so be it. They can all compete. When it's run by the government, it's a monopoly, and takes money away from everyone.
I'm not judging what anyone spends their money on, but I've never understood the "entertainment" value of lottery tickets. Isn't the fun of dreaming what you'd do if you won cancelled out by the disappointment when you don't? Yes, realistically you know you're not going to win, but I guess the fun is supposed to be the slight hope that you will. Dashed hopes doesn't sound like fun to me. But it's your money, do what you want.
(I've never bought a lottery ticket but I've been given a few as gifts.)
Its commented on later. Having the "what if" conversations I would consider entertainment. If you don't have a lottery ticket, then its not nearly as fun because with a lottery ticket you are buying the dream.
Everything in moderation. There is a lot of judgment of how other people spend their money. The people I know who buy tickets do it for the entertainment/daydream factor, and it's typically less than a latte or a pair of shoes or a movie.
the problem is when people who can't afford it use it as a form of sanctioned gambling. Maybe some of the lottery money can be used for personal finance classes or addiction counseling for those adversely impacted? But who is going to make that call?
Some of the proceeds are used for gambling addictions. The Lotto also has a help-line available for those struggling with the addiction that leads them to these services.
Thank you for putting into words what I have felt about this all along. I do have an EF, I do have an IRA and a 401k, I am paying off my debt and donating each month. This is a once every few months form of entertainment.
We were at my parents for dinner the Thursday before the draw and we each had pitched in a dollar for a ticket. The conversation about what we would do, how we would do it and who would want to be part of our joy lasted for a over an hour and then random thoughts would make me smile over the next two days (I always forget to check the ticket till a day after) I'm not planning on the money, I just like getting that chance to feel "what if…"
Eh – I am ok with someone buying a lottery ticket. One thing someone with a lottery ticket has vs. someone who doesn't, is the ability to dream of what they would do with the millions of dollars they have .00001% of winning. The guy without the lottery ticket can't have that dream. So dream on dreamers.
One thing I find funny is how people go nuts and buy a ton of tickets if the payout is beyond say 100 million or so vs when its under that. Its like "eh, 20 million dollars isn't life changing, but 100 million.. now that's life changing!!! GIVE ME 20 ticket!" Plus if you figure more people buy tickets when the payout goes up, then its almost a wash because a greater chance you will have to share your winnings due to all the tickets sold.
You know someone is a personal finance nerd when they've figured out the future value of their current income vs. the net winnings after taxes & the minimum shared amount to prevent family feuds, and only play when it gets above that number.
My boyfriend has a minimum number to win before he'd quit his job, so I used to buy him a ticket when the jackpot hit that number. But they raised the ticket price to $2 recently and it turns out that's above my entertainment value price point.
Donna – How come the previous comments from this post don't carry over?
Not sure what you mean by "carrying over" — ???? Maybe it didn't post right away? Try refreshing the page.
I agree whole-heartedly with everything in this article. The lottery should be seen as an expense for entertainment. I only buy when the jackpots get over $100 million, and I don't buy for every drawing after that. That way, I'm only "allowed" to buy a few times a year. It's fun, exciting, completely illogical, and worth every penny! Hey, maybe I'll even win!
If the odds of winning the lottery are next to impossible, then can't I just daydream that I bought the ticket, and then daydream what I would do if I won, and still have the same little bit of entertainment? Then I would still have the money in my pocket.
I've always thought that winning the lottery, while it may be a dream come true, might also be somewhat of a curse. I imagine that you would also have to deal with a lot of crap, in the form of people trying to take advantage of you, pressures from family, learning who your true friends are, etc.
Lotteries are wealth building for the organisations behind them; I have no problem with that. Lottery winners spend their money on goods and services so money is circulating – that's healthy. I have nothing against the lottery though I seldom buy a ticket….you've got to be in it to win it!!
I only buy a ticket when the jackpot is over $250 million. That way I only buy one or two a year and it is really fun to talk about how you would spend that much money. But as far as odds, you are more likely to be struck by lightning a couple of times than win.
Great article!! I enjoyed it (for free, lol)…and I play when the pot is over 100 million…escapism is truly fun every once in a while.
I went to Vegas a few weeks ago for a work conference…and I didn't spend a penny at any of the casinos (at least in the gambling sense). I'm not a gambler by any means..but I did buy a mega millions ticket….but that was only because I considered the $2 I spent "found money". I had lent a coworker $2 several weeks back and then she showed up and paid me back…but I had fogotten about the $2 by then…so it was no loss for me to play for the "kitty" – considering I wasn't missing the $2 before then anyways.
Don't studies show that most lottery winners end up broke within 5 years? So even if they DO win, it doesn't solve all their problems. Those reading this blog likely aren't the kind who are spending 5% of their income on lottery tickets in hopes of getting "saved" from their poverty, so most of us readers can afford a lottery ticket or two if that's how we choose to spend our money. We're not the target market for the "lottery is evil" lectures.
If it's okay to tax hope, it's okay to have hope!
playing a lottery is a form of charity. I know i will not win, but i also know that someone will win. That someone more likely than not has little money. it is a good thing to enable someone to become rich. also, whoever wins, it is theyre money, no need to give it away, just because you won it.
On the other hand, if you did win, then you just accepted a bunch of money from people who couldn't afford it!
You are right, we are all very quick to judge (myself included) what other people do. Great article!
I feel similarly about buying lottery tickets and such. Personally, we don't get a tonne of enjoyment out of them so we very rarely buy them but if our work is doing a lottery pool (a couple times a year) we join in and every once in awhile my husband will pick up a scratch ticket if he happens to go into a variety store (though the last time we did this was probably a couple of years ago). It isn't our thing- that doesn't mean that it isn't someone elses' and if they can afford it why shouldn't they get to have a bit of fun?
I do think it's sad when I see people that can't afford some fairly basic necessities wasting their money on the lottery. I guess that's where the strong feelings that JD and Liz Weston and others have towards the lottery come from. I don't think that has anything to do with the lottery though. In my experience, the same people that waste a couple dollars here on the lottery also waste a few dollars there on a new DVD and another $5 on lunch out and another $50 a month on the cell phone that they can't live without etc. Or they have a gambling addiction. In both of these cases the issue reaches further than a simple little lottery.
I agree, it is worth the $1 to be able to dream about winning the big jackpot. Interesting point – the woman from Newport RI that recently won big is being investigated by the state because she was on public assistance when she bought the ticket. I guess you are not supposed to gable with public assistance money!!
I agree with everything Donna said.
The lottery is just a form of entertainment.
Most Americans gamble and I don't see how the lottery is any worse than playing blackjack in Vegas or pumping money into slot machines at the local Indian casino. The odds are different but the house always wins in the end.
At least with the lottery the proceeds help the state rather than padding profits for a casino.
Some people don't understand the odds of the lottery and thats unfortunate. But then most people think they can win at blackjack too..
Thank you, I love this article. I think people often forget that while your odds at winning the Jackpot is high the odds are greater you'll win a small amount. I once asked my Mother why she buys lottery tickets occasionally instead of just saving the money and she says once every 1-2 years she wins 50$ or 100$ so she's actually not losing money on the tickets. She's never won over 250$ but if you're breaking even and having fun I don't see a problem with it.
The problem with that is that people are not breaking even. If people are breking even, where does all of the revenue from the lottery come from?


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