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When an executive at jewelry-maker Alex and Ani asked Dennis Rebelo for advice on how she could develop a better rapport with one of her managers, he suggested she tell the manager a story.
But not just any random story, like the kind that employees typically share around a water cooler. The story needed to resonate. He suggested she tell the manager about a time when she once faced a sales challenge that the manager was experiencing now, and discuss how she overcame it. This kind of story, Dennis told the executive, would convey a shared experience that would bring the two together in understanding.
His advice worked, leading to a meaningful conversation about the obstacles the manager was facing.
"People aren't machines," said Dennis, who is president of the Alex and Ani University Professional Development Center and a doctoral candidate in organizational systems at Saybrook University. "They're not part of the big machine at work. That kind of thinking strips away their vitality. People are yearning to belong to an organization that is meaning making and actually stands for something that can be linked to who they are. It's a hollow space to be in when you're performing a function with no meaning."
Storytelling helps foster that, Dennis noted, and developing a better understanding of the power of storytelling is what brought him to Saybrook in 2009.
For eight years, Dennis had been offering executive coaching sessions, employee training and development workshops, and business and developing consulting to clients through his firm, University Business Consultants, LLC. The courses and workshops Dennis taught emphasized the human side of business and helped leaders craft stories that could "increase their effectiveness during key moments," Dennis said.
But Dennis wanted to develop a broader understanding of storytelling and its role in organizational culture and corporate environments, which he was able to do at Saybrook working closely with instructors such as Dr. Amedeo Giorgi, a leading researcher in the field of phenomenology.
"I was able to take every phenomenology class Amedeo offered," Dennis said. "I kept jumping into them. I was interested in how someone's lived experiences influence story; how you could you understand the science of story. Where else could I have received such insight and practice?"
Dennis' graduate studies in phenomenology at Saybrook have led him to present his research in the areas of self-identity, story, and effective relationship building at work at several conferences, including the International Human Science Research Conference in 2011 and 2012. In 2013, he spoke about "Peak Storytelling" and the leader's changing role as primary storyteller at a TEDx event held in his native Providence, R.I.
Today, Dennis incorporates much of his Saybrook studies into the curriculum he teaches at the Alex and Ani University Professional Development Center. He tells prospective Saybrook students to consider the complexity of being authentic in the workplace and ask themselves if they want help make authentic workplaces a reality.
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I personally prefer Ron Paul but unfortunately he gave up. But know I have no choice but to choose Obama. What about you?
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I will be voting against Obama. His domestic policy is hurting the private sector middle class and moving us closer to a financial meltdown that will make the last one look tame in comparison. And his foreign policy is blowing up in the Middle East. He shuns our allies, but embraces those who are not our friends (Russia, for example - "Tell Vladimir I will be more flexible after this pesky election"). Otherwise I think he has been a GREAT president, and he has done an especially good job mending fences with the celebrity crowd. I was concerned that many were threatening to leave the country.
What I really do not understand though, is the apparent hypocrisy by the "intellectual" elites on the subject of torture vs. drone assassination. Water boarding a handful of captured terrorists was supposed to be the great moral crime of this generation, but hardly a peep when we drop hundred(s) of predator drone bombs on people, including American citizens, and killing who knows how many innocents along the way. Not even a discussion. Do you think it could be a small part of the reason everyone in the Middle East (well 80% anyway) hates America ? Why has the percentage that hate us gone up under Obama ? What about the incessant gloating over the Bin Laden assassination ? John Kerry at the convention - "Ask Bin Laden if he is better off now than four years ago?". Very funny. I am sure they are still laughing about that one in the Middle East. Just wait till the movie of the Bin Laden assassnation comes out in December.
I apologize for the rant, just frustrated with the direction our country is heading.
I completely agree..and I suspect you and I are the only 2 on this site. Obama has been an absolute failure as president...and the fact that Democrats cannot see that, or REFUSE to is amazing. Romney is no great choice, but giving him a chance like SO MANY did with Obama cannot be a worse choice than Obama. Middle East is turning into the worse nightmare in the world and he is yucking it up with Letterman instead. I really think he is less interested in being president and more interested in being a celebrity. At least he has a bright career ahead of him on the lecture circuit after this election...what people will pay to hear never ceases to amaze me.
All of the people I talk to are so scared of what a Mormon will do in office..or Paul Ryan as the far right christian he is. Well, here's the simple answer - NOTHING! No one has ever come close to reversing Roe v. Wade and will not attempt it now either. Just like pushing religion on the citizens. No one is going to pass laws that will force you to pray, or go to church..it's unConstitutional..scared of Supreme Court mandating something that is against the constitution.?? Well, that may be possible since they are all activists appointed by Obama..ignoring the constitution and mandating we buy items that we may not want..I could go on forever..ranting and raving and making no sense all the way..
2 party system sucks, but we will not get rid of it for at least another generation or 2..I have voted Libertarian many times, but I cannot sit by during this election cycle trying to stand on principle and make my own statement..I MUST VOTE OBAMA OUT, regardless of who that puts in..-FLAME AWAY.
Thank You for the reply. I was beginning to think I was a lone voice in the wilderness. I agree - we must get rid of Obama. Another four years and we will be so deep in ... you know - debt, among other things.
I've voted Libertarian for many years now, and I'll still not vote for the lesser of two evils, unless someone can make a better argument for it than I've heard so far.
No offense to you guys. You make some good arguments, but not convincing to me (yet?)
It appears to me that the Democrats and Republicans are taking away our liberty at about the same rate. And I value liberty above all else. So far, I don't see any way to get liberty by voting Democrat or Republican.
As far as Mitt's religion goes, I was brainwashed into that cult, and I'm still afraid of it.
Obama. Because FDR can't serve another term. But my Democrat vote doesn't count because I am in Alabama. Abolish the Electoral system! At least this time I have got four more people voting my way.
The major problem facing the country—the domination of the legislative and executive functions by lobbyists, preventing real solutions—cannot be dealt with effectively by either party since they are both dependent on campaign contributions. What's more, that same dominance prevents the rise of any third party to challenge them.
At this point the GOP has abandoned any pretence of working for anyone but the rich and powerful, so I have to go with the Democrats and Obama, but I don't see them capable of solving the economic problems either. Wall Street and the big banks are doing their best to gut any regulations on the financial industry and that is likely to lead to another crisis that will be worse. Glass-Steagall needs to be reinstated and fortified with new restrictions. Without a separation of investment and commercial banking, we are all at risk.
One of the many scary things about Romney is his serious (if that is not a contradiction in terms) Mormonism.As such he would swear greater fealty and loyalty to the Mormon Church than to the USA if elected President.So logically he would have to make decisions which had a precedence of being favourable to the Mormon Church over being favourable to the USA.
I'm not sure that is the case. I'm no fan of Romney, but from what I've seen in interviews, he takes a view that what the Mormon church teaches applies to him, but is not for him to apply to everyone else. For example, when he was pro-choice (and people thought John Kerry was a flip-flopper!), he stated that although the church was against abortion and he was personally against it, he would allow others to make their own choices. Then he changed his opinion (and claimed the change was for secular reasons).
Good video exchange. I hope Romney gets this spirited in the debates.
Changing a position over time is not flip-flopping. If it was then Obama would be the biggest flip-flopper of the three (Kerry, Romney, Obama). "I was against the individual mandate, but am now in favor of it". "I was for gay marriage when I was running as a liberal state senator in Illinois, against it when I was running for President, and now am for it as I run for re-election". This is pretty close to flip-flopping, but I will accept his "evolution" of position. You are allowed to change your position over time. If you want to define flip-flopping as changing a position than Obama wins the prize. (one more- "raising taxes in a recession is bad for the economy", now he wants to raise taxes even as we are dangerously close to another recession).
I define 'Flip-flopping' as "I was actually for this legislation, before I was against it" a famous quote that hurt Kerry in his run against Bush. He was trying to position himself on both sides of the issue at the same time. To me - the time frame affects more whether somebody is flip-flopping (If Romney went somewhere today and said he was prochoice, and then the next day went somewhere else and said he was pro-life.)
I will vote for Obama. As many point out. He's not a "perfect" expression of my needs or aspirations. On the other hand, he's the closest I have. Maturity requires that I not expect, or even want, "perfect".
My hope is that, freed of the need for another re-election, if he is re-elected this time, he will be able to achieve much more. We'll see. Maybe.
I agree, but much depends on the outcome of the battle for the Senate. Should the Senate go to the GOP and they retain the House, the script is written for another four years of stalemate. My best bet is that the Senate stays Democratic and the GOP loses some seats in the House, which could make them more agreeable to compromise.
Obama has been a good President on the whole—the stimulus, saving the auto industry, the healthcare law, and withdrawing from Iraq are all good things. He could be a better President in a second term, having learned a lot.
Romney wants to be CEO of the country and that is not what's needed. He has shifted too much to the right and might be a prisoner of the Tea Party if elected.
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I am a hobbiest welding learning this stuff on the fly as I do project on my car. Generally speaking a quality weld produced by me sticks the two pieces of metal together and doesn't leak.....beauty has nothing to do with it.
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Topper Luciani and his cousin, Paul Longo, are best friends and top dogs at NiftyThrifty.com, yet both claim they haven't worked a day in their lives. Since we're already addicted to their impeccably curated e-commerce (a site we consider to be the present and future best of online thrifting), we decided to take a tour of their Williamsburg warehouse to get to the bottom of just how things get done — you know, seeing as though no one's ever really on the clock.
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Your physician may recommend peripheral vascular testing to examine the blood flow in your arms and legs. The Joel E. Smilow Heart Institute provides angiography or arteriography to check for blockages or narrow passages in the veins and arteries. These tests use a special dye and x-rays to highlight any blockages. This "road map" of the arteries serves as a guide for further treatment or surgery. If blockages are discovered during testing, specialists such as vascular surgeons, interventional radiologists or invasive cardiologists can perform angioplasty or stent placement at the same time.
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fresh broccoli, chopped
carrots, thinly sliced
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onion, chopped
green bell peppers, chopped
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zucchini, sliced
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shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
Great recipe, benefitted by some spice!
I compiled many of the suggestions here and came up with a version that I think tastes great.
1. I cook the zucchini separately from the rest of the veggies so they can have their own layer in the lasagna.
2. I heavily seasoned all the veggies with several big shakes of basil and oregano, salt (several large pinches), pepper and garlic. I added ~5 cloves to kick it up. I also threw in a few shakes of crushed red pepper.
3. I added garlic powder to the white/parmesan sauce. Butter would richen it up, but I wanted to try to keep it somewhat healthy.
4. I added some tomato slices to the top of the pile, then smothered it in mozz + parm cheese. It adds a nice flavor, and is a nice visual touch in my opinion...
5. I cook mine for about 45-50 minutes, uncovered, in order for the top to brown.
I make a similar lasagna, if you want to make it more flavorful, substitute the sauce by adding a can of cream of celery soup to the ricotta cheese mixture, you will love it!
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This is an overall good recipe. I was skeptical about cooking it at first because of the previous reviews stating that it was bland and time consuming. However, you have to simply know your own taste when preparing any foods. As for the kitchen novice, no excuses! I am a 21 year old college student who is just learning how to cook! As for complaints about the spinach mixture, you must like spinach enoungh to withstand the bitter taste. I love spinach but still used more than enough pepper to hide the taste. I will agree that this does take longer than listed. But the max time it took me was approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes. If you think about it, it actually takes 60-90 mins to cook a store bought lasagna. Also, I took the advice of some reviewers. I did add diced tomatoes, added butter to the flour mixture to prevent the taste of flour, reduced the amount of ricotta/cottage cheese used, and increased the amount of parmesean. Now, I ran short on veggies and cheese because the recipe does not state how many layers are suppose to be made. But the recipe still came out good having been my first time to cook lasagna and I do not mind eating what I have cooked for the next coupla days until it is gone!!!
The only problem I had with the recipe was the fact that it did not specify how many layers to make. I made two. I used 32 ounces in ricotta, rather than using any cottage cheese. I substituted a cup of pesto for the spinach to give it a little more flavor. In addition, I julienned the carrots and zucchini rather than slicing them, with a mandoline. I also used 4 tablespoons of butter, melting it in the saucepan, before adding the flour. The flour has to cook a little with the butter to get rid of the "flour-y" flavor.
I was drawn to this recipe as it did not use marinara sauce. However, I would caution anyone who is thinking about making it that it is extremely time consuming and bland. DEFINITELY ADD SOME SPICES!!
This was really good. I rated it 4 stars because it really could have used a hint of tomato somewhere, maybe even chopped or diced and added to the layers. I made a healthier version by using all reduced fat cheeses and it was still really good. If you're vegetarian or a healthy eater you'll love this one.
I doubled the sauce in this recipe and it still wasn't really enough...kind of a dry lasagna, but very very tasty!! I added more veggies...broccoli, yellow squash, zucchini, onion, carrots, fresh mushrooms, garlic, and plenty of parmesan cheese too!!
We served this to over 200 people, after I had tried it at home a few times, and got many compliments. Make sure you saute the vegetables, especially the carrots and then cook the appropriate amount of time. Thanks Rachel, this was wonderful.
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Internet shopping continues to be occurring – Just how can it work, and what are the issues you need to know about?
Folks happen to be using their computers to search for more than a decade. It is not difficult to do even though some folks are still somewhat anxious and it is largely safe.
Aside from that, some sites are offering really huge discounts on otherwise expensive items. They have found an ingenious way to offer products through the concept of bidding where a lot of people bid on the same item on increments of often just 1 cent. And the winning bidder gets to buy the item for usually just a few dollars in the end, instead of paying hundreds of dollars for what it would have really cost.
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Multiple layers of security are used to keep your information safe, and you believe there are numerous con artists around the planet who are striving every which way they are able to in order to steal that info from you. You will want a safe password as well as a debit or credit card. This something exceptional for you, is something that that you can make up and something nobody should have the ability to estimate. Your password with this website might be &*^$^bbcwebwise – as long as the &*^$^ bit is not known by anybody, it is quite safe and exceptional.
When you go to a web site by means of your personal computer or smart phone, all you are actually doing is downloading a lot of text and images from their web server and onto your own apparatus. Many improvements have been made in the manner in which those images and text components are formatted, but the principle stays the same. Internet shopping adds another layer that essentially turns the site into an effective application that's usually called a shopping cart and takes that fundamental format. It uses a number of scripts and cookies to keep things in your virtual shopping cart until you're ready to check out.
Shopping for affordable tanning lotion or skin rejuvenation products that really works is not difficult. Visit the website where you would like to shop. Check the internet address in the browser that begins with https (rather than http) – this means when managing your cash they are using some form of security.
There'll generally be a few arbitrary characters on a screen and you will be requested to enter those also. That is called 'Captcha', and it is a manner of ensuring you are an actual man, not a piece of software made to defraud.
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- Many supermarkets offer an internet shopping service with most and delivery are outstanding. Keep in mind that you just will not find a way to sort through veg and fruit to look to find the sell-by dates on the chilly stuff, and the greatest will be out of your management.
- Auctions are another method of shopping. PayPal now has a monopoly with this type of service.
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Continuing on the note that he struck on election night, Gov. Terry McAuliffe spent much of his inaugural address asking legislators to continue the bipartisan cooperation often referred to as "the Virginia way."
"Common ground doesn't move toward us. We move towards it," he said.
However, in outlining his agenda, McAuliffe also continued to emphasize policies that may be a tough sell in the Republican-controlled House of Delegates and an evenly divided state Senate.
One of McAuliffe's top priorities is expanding Medicaid eligibility using the federal dollars provided in the Affordable Care Act.
"We need to act on the consensus of the business community and the health care industry to accept funding that will expand health care coverage, save rural hospitals and spur job creation," he said.
McAuliffe said he would also work with the legislature to continue to reform the state's Medicaid system.
During the weekly Republican Party of Virginia address on Sunday, Del. Steven Landes (R-Dist. 25) indicated that Republicans will continue to strongly push back against Medicaid expansion. They have said that the existing system needs to be reformed before expansion can even be considered.
"Separate from ObamaCare, Medicaid is in need of serious reforms. Costs are out of control, Medicaid patients aren't receiving the care they need and the program is full of waste, fraud and abuse," Landes said.
Landes contends that it will be impossible for the federal government to fully fund Medicaid as promised and that Virginia will get stuck with the bill.
McAuliffe also emphasized job creation and economic growth as his top priority, including reducing Virginia's reliance on the federal government, launching efforts to help military veterans find jobs and supporting job-training programs at community colleges throughout the state.
"My top priority will be to lay the groundwork for a diverse and growing economy in every corner of the Commonwealth," McAuliffe said.
Amid all his talk of bipartisan cooperation, the governor still threw a few lines of his speech to his more liberal base.
He talked about access to higher education for the children of immigrants, preventing job discrimination against people who are gay and assuring women's reproductive rights.
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assume I have implied FX volatility Delta-Term table from broker. I have time noticed as 2M, 3M. what do I have to put into BS formula, is it 2/12 or "count the business days"/"daycount basis"? I am confused with the notion of time.
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Its 2months and 3 months, respectively, adjusted for banking holidays that may fall on the sought after day and the local convention of whether you then move to the next or previous business day.


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Philbin and Sherman want to install a pass first 4 wide receiver (Finley played more snaps off the line as a wide out than on it as a tight end) like Green Bay and A&M. Is this the best way to go? Surly the rules have changed to where it isn't pass to score; run to win so much as it is pass to win. Plus playing in Miami we have 8 games a year of great passing conditions. That said the 2 teams in the superbowl were the 49ers run heavy/option offense and the Ravens who had a very balanced attack (proving once again Cam Cameron sucks).
I really like the way the Ravens use their offence mixing in a lot of 2 back and 2 tight end sets as well as putting all 5 players out wide at times. Boldin, especially when matched with those 2 speedsters outside, is an archetype for the player we should get to take over for Bess in the slot. IMO a player like that is more valuable than an amazing tight end. And the fact that they can and do run it takes pressure off their quarterback and allows him to use the play action, which as we have seen Tanne is very good at.


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I am looking for the original Japanese phrase for the above quote by Ueshiba Morihei 植芝 盛平, and haven't been able to find it. It is in his book "The Art of Peace", but I haven't got a Japanese version. Could somebody please give me the correct translation or point me to a reliable source for the right Japanese wording? Thank you.
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Part of the problem is that there is no original Japanese version of The Art of Peace, since John Stevens' book is a collection of Ueshiba Morihei's quotes from various sources.
At best, I think you could try to find Japanese versions of other books by him, but I haven't been able to find any resources that suggest they contain the original Japanese version of the quote.


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This chapter from Mark Noll's book Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind seeks to understand science through a Christ-centered lens. Overall, if one accepts that nature is created and sustained by Jesus Christ, the author explains, then one must conclude that looking at nature is, in fact, the best way to learn about nature.
Brian Godawa looks at several aspects of ancient cosmography (descriptions of the universe) that also appear in the Bible, and what these aspects of the text mean for our understanding of Scripture.
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"As a Christian and a biblical scholar, I care both about Scripture as truth and about the ongoing scholarly conversation regarding the composition of the Hebrew Scriptures. And so, when I was asked to speak on the story of creation in Genesis 1, I welcomed the opportunity to give my thoughts on the interaction between this text and its ancient Near Eastern context."
The literary conventions employed in Genesis chapter 1 mark it out, not as a scientific document describing material origins, but as a theological polemic against surrounding ancient Near Eastern pagan religions. Creation language here and elsewhere in Scripture is not about establishing scientific origins of material substance and structure but about covenantal establishment and worldview.
Professor Denis Lamoureux presents the theory of evolutionary creation, which claims that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit created the universe and life through an ordained, sustained, and design-reflecting evolutionary process. The view of origins, says Lamoureux, fully embraces both the religious beliefs of biblical Christianity and the scientific theories of cosmological, geological, and biological evolution.
NASA astronomer Jennifer Wiseman asserts that studying creation can show us the nature of God; science can inform us of what we need to do as stewards of God's creation; understanding the natural world gives us a deeper knowledge of Jesus Christ; and science can give us a better understanding of ourselves. This essay was presented at the November 2009 Theology of Celebration Workshop.
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A contemporary Western on wheels with desperados who live every day on the edge. Lawyers and city workers by day, they take to the streets in their leather gear to race by night. In the world of underground motorcycle clubs, the undefeated racer known as Smoke is the undisputed "King of Cali." But Smoke's dominance of the set is about to be threatened by a young motorcycle-racing prodigy called Kid, who is determined to win Smoke's helmet and earn the coveted title.
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Vettel wins but Hamilton prevents Red Bull 1-2… sister team Toro Rosso produce best effort of 2011… Schumi taken out by Petrov… strong showing from Ricciardo
A 1-3 finish for Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber in the 55-lap Korean Grand Prix has given Red Bull Racing their second straight Constructors' World Championship to add to the drivers' title the German retained at Motegi two weeks ago.
Lewis Hamilton's McLaren had ended Red Bull's perfect run of pole positions in 2011, but Vettel rocketed into the lead on the opening lap and had the sustained pace to break the Englishman's resistance at the rate of half a second a lap in the early stages, taking his 10th win of a stellar season by a margin of 12.019 seconds.
"Fantastic; a very nice day today and very special for the team," said an exultant Vettel, who recorded the fastest lap of 1m 39.605s on the race's very last lap.
"Winning the Constructors' means a lot. It was a phenomenal race, we had so much pace and it was so much fun out there. I knew overtaking Lewis near the start would be difficult and I nearly went off under braking, but he was very fair and it was important for us to get track position."
Hamilton was relieved to make his first visit to the podium in six races. "This was one of my strongest races of the season," he said. "There was so much pressure from Mark behind and it would have been so easy to make a mistake, lock up or go wide – but I'm really satisfied that I didn't do so once. I believe that withstanding pressure is the mark of a world champion, and I think I showed that in today's race."
Webber harried Hamilton and even swapped places with him briefly with six laps to go, finishing just under half a second behind the McLaren. His ninth podium of the season narrowed the gap between himself and the two men ahead of him in the fight for second place overall, McLaren's Jenson Button and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
"There were loads of positives today, it was a good start for me and I got a good result," said Webber, who is in fourth place, 13 points adrift of Button and just three behind Alonso. "For the team to get the Constructors' is an incredible effort – when you have two back-to-back Constructors' World Championships, it's phenomenal."
Button tried hard to pass Webber at one-third distance but the Australian firmly closed the door, leaving Button to finish fourth ahead of Alonso and his Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa, but the other eye-catchers in the top 10 were Scuderia Toro Rosso. The sister team to Red Bull produced its finest result of 2011 with Jaime Alguersuari in seventh place and Sébastien Buemi ninth.
Toro Rosso is now just three points behind Sauber, for whom Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez could do no better than 15th and 16th, in the battle for seventh place in the Constructors' standings.
Nico Rosberg's Mercedes and Paul di Resta's Force India were eighth and 10th respectively, but Rosberg's teammate Michael Schumacher was an innocent victim in the race's major incident.
It came after 16 laps when Vitaly Petrov's Renault, desperately defending against Alonso, outbraked itself at Turn 3 and simply broadsided the German, sending both into retirement.
"Another unfortunate end to a race which could have been encouraging today," said Schumacher after his fifth non-scoring race of the season. "It's a big pity as the car was again very good in race trim and I had already gained some positions. It would have been interesting to see what was possible."
Petrov triggered the Safety Car's intervention and earned a five-place grid penalty for the next race for his indiscretion. The only other non-finisher was Pastor Maldonado, whose Williams suffered a failure to its Cosworth engine after 30 laps. Daniel Ricciardo once again gave an excellent account of himself at the end of a difficult weekend for HRT, finishing 19th, two spots ahead of teammate Vitantonio Liuzzi.
"I'm a bit disappointed with myself after the Safety Car," said the young Australian, "because I went to attack (Timo) Glock but it worked against me with (Jérôme) D'Ambrosio getting past me. That made me work hard to get back past him again so at least we split the two Virgins. Next time we have to work hard to get ahead of both of them."
Next time is two weeks away when, as Glock put it, "We're off to our big adventure in India" as the F1 caravan pitches camp for the first time at the Buddh International Circuit near New Delhi.
In the meantime Red Bull can bask in the glory of double success for the second year running. Webber, as usual, summed it up perfectly: "For the team, for everyone in Milton Keynes designing and building the car, for everyone in Viry at Renault building the engine which has been 100% reliable so far this year and for everyone in Fuschl in Austria, it's been a great year. I'm sure there will be some headaches tonight."
Drivers' Championship after 16 of 19 rounds
1. Vettel 349 points
2. Button 222
3. Alonso 212
4. Webber 209
5. Hamilton 196
6. Massa 98
Constructors' Championship
1. Red Bull 558 points
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"This would be a good asset for community education," said Elk County Commissioner Daniel R. Freeburg.
The class is being offered in conference room No. 2 of the Elk County Courthouse Annex starting at 1 p.m. Feb. 2.
A second class is scheduled is scheduled for 6 p.m. the same day in the classroom of the 911 Center in Smethport.
Since the beginning of 2011, each electricity customer in Pennsylvania, except for the customers of rural electric cooperatives, has had the opportunity to select an electricity supplier that will be responsible for the generation and transmission of their electricity.
According to James A. Clark, an extension educator through the McKean-Potter Unit of the Penn State Cooperative Extension, there may be opportunities for significant savings for those who shop for an electricity supplier and especially for those who increase their energy efficiency.
Pre-registration is required to attend either of these sessions and can be done by calling or emailing Clark at the Penn State Extension office in Smethport at 814-887-5613 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
The correlation between the levels of mercury (Hg) excretion in the urine and the clinical symptoms is considered poor. However, urinary Hg is the most reliable way to assess exposure to inorganic Hg.
For additional information, see HG / Mercury, Blood.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Detecting mercury toxicity
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
Daily urine excretion of mercury >50 mcg/day indicates significant exposure (per World Health Organization standard).
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
To avoid contamination by dust, specimen should be collected away from the site of suspected exposure.
High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to interfere with most metals tests. If either gadolinium or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
0-15 years: not established
> or =16 years: 0-9 mcg/specimen
Toxic concentration: >50 mcg/specimen
The concentration at which toxicity is expressed is widely variable between patients. 50 mcg/specimen is the lowest concentration at which toxicity is usually apparent.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Lee R, Middleton D, Caldwell K, et al. A review of events that expose children to elemental mercury in the United States. Environ Health Perspect 2009 Jun;117(6):871-878
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How can we build a better educational system?
I've been realizing more and more that our education system is pretty much designed to benefit only the corporations that run this world. I'm talking about the heavy emphasis on maths and sciences and not enough focus on helping the children find their passion by planting dreams in their capable minds.
Personally, I think it would be great if the variety of courses that we are able to take were widened, and if we get passionate teachers that know how to teach and want to teach. What I mean by knowing "how to teach" is if the person is able to get someone else up to their level of knowledge in something they are passionate about, and make it fun in the process! I think that defines a great teacher/professor, in any subject. That way, we'll be able to have a much more intelligent generation full of happy people who are doing what they want to do and are great at it! Ultimately that would benefit all of us as a species.
I know it may sound very ideal, but with time I think it is definitely possible.
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Aug 3 2012: The world we live in is a vast, wondrous, and intricate system. Every part of it is connected to and dependent upon all the other parts. For many decades, this complexity was hidden from us. We'd see the world as a collection of elements not necessarily connected to each other, and certainly not as interdependent as we are now discovering.
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Within the education systems, the perception of reality as separate elements divided into discrete topics is still the predominant paradigm. The new, integral view, relates to the world as an interconnected system. This perception is the basis of the Integral Education , and thus defines a new, integrated approach to teaching. In doing so, it ushers the students into an integrated perception of reality, aligning them with today's integrated reality. In the integral education method, the student does not learn separate topics in a "linear" fashion. Rather, each topic is presented from the "circular" perspective, illustrating its connection to all the other topics.
Aug 3 2012: I still believe "linear" way of teaching is useful when someone has found their passion and wants to continue down the road of knowledge. Since there has been so many discoveries, in order to make new discoveries you need to be up to date in your knowledge, which can be done efficiently with "linear" learning.
However, to find the passion I believe "circular" learning will be effective at showing the different sides and interactions between the trees of information. By observing the full bird's eye view of the world, I think students will be able to make a more informed decision with regards to their future than just going in blind to something they might not even like by the end.
aviva visoli
Aug 16 2012: "This crippling of individuals I consider the worst evil of capitalism. Our whole educational system suffers from this evil. An exaggerated competitive attitude is inculcated into the student, who is trained to worship acquisitive success as a preparation." - Albert Einstein
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Our challenge today is not so much to acquire knowledge as it is to acquire the social skills to help ourselves and our children overcome and abundant alienation, suspicion, and mistrust we encounter today. To prepare us and our children for life in the 21st century, we need a school that teaches what makes our reality what it is, and what can we do to change it.
This does not mean that disseminating knowledge should stop, but that these lessons should be part of a larger story that reaches students how to cope in the world they are about to enter. They should be able to leave the classroom and use this knowledge to grasp the full picture of reality and the forces that design it, and to understand how they can use it to their benefit.
In nearly every country in the world, education systems are designed to prod students to aim for personal achievements. The higher the student 's grades, the higher his or her social status. In America, as in many countries in the West, this system not only measures how students perform, but how they perform in relation to others. This makes students not only want to excel, but inevitably makes them want their fellow students to fail.
In a globalized world where every person is dependent on the success and well-being of every other person, this Educational system must be reformed from it's root. Instead of trying to achieve personal distinction, the objectives should be to excel in promoting the success of the collective. This is the achievement that should ideally be most recognized and revered in our schools.
Aug 16 2012: "Instead of trying to achieve personal distinction, the objectives should be to excel in promoting the success of the collective. "
Thank you Karl Marx
Can you give me an example where this has been conducive to the individual?
Josh Lee
Aug 16 2012: I agree with everything you said in this comment. That Einstein quote is incredibly accurate even for today's tough times (probably because no one heeded it). I thank you for your input.
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I think the problem with the individualistic point of view in regards to academic achievement is that the real world doesn't actually work on individual success. It takes a team player to achieve anything greater than what any individual could do.
To play in a team, you simply must have the ability to flawlessly communicate with your team members. This might include acts such as setting aside petty squabbles, staying focused on the task at hand, being organized, voicing your valid opinions with supporting arguments, listening to other opinions (just as important if not more), and to have a positive attitude or an understanding of how morale works. These are a few skills that would serve anyone incredible benefits in a team environment.
These skills are almost implied in courses that I've taken in university. But never taught as a stand alone course. It boggles my mind because some of these skills will drastically improve the lives of many people who don't possess these skills.
I think the best way to rebel against the current school system is to start a new one.
E Pines
Aug 17 2012: I believe that pat gilbert has made a serious misinterpretation of what appears a very obvious meaning on the part of Aviva Visoli. But best demonstrated by examples as requested.
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Example 1: Mother Teresa's objectives.
Example 2: Martin Luther King Jr.'s objectives.
Example 3: Albert Einstein's objectives.
Example 4: Jonas Salk's objectives.
etc., etc., etc.
Those not making this "Marxist" listing:
Example 1: Tiger Woods's objectives.
Example 2; Madonna's objectives.
Example 3: Kim Kardashian's objectives.
Example 4: Donald Trump's objectives.
etc., etc., etc.
Lawren Jones
Jul 25 2012: Thirty years ago, the phone service was a government-mandated monopoly. then the monopoly was broken. Do you have more choices and better service than you did thirty years ago? How is any product or service made better? Competition. Once the government monopoly on education is ended, and public schools have to complete with privately and commercially-funded ones, education will improve (both in performance and efficiency) across the board.
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Jul 25 2012: OorahJul 25 2012: Yes! =)Jul 25 2012: My current dream right now is to start my own school. We will be teaching all sorts of classes starting from maths and sciences to guitar and dance!
Right now it is only an idea but give it 10 years, I think it might just happen
Jul 25 2012: I think if everyday you do something towards this dream, 10 years won't be necessary.. just apply your thoughts to the physical realm!!
Josh Lee
Jul 27 2012: It's a really long term goal for me. Right now I'm attacking things from my bucket list, such as creating a band and playing a gig. Can only be done while I'm young-ish haha
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But yea, any sort of goal I have, its much easier to achieve if I break it down to smaller steps. Great advice.Jul 27 2012: I need to Write my bucket list down, and I don't know how old you are but I have a saying that you should ponder:
"You may be to Young, But your Never to Old."
if you think of age restriction limits...it's true isn't it :DJul 26 2012: There are already private choices for education- they are just too expensive for the average family to buy in to(especially religious schools).
Jul 26 2012: That's why we need school vouchers, to open up real competition.
Jul 27 2012: Time to tear down those metaphysical walls that seperate k-12 students.
Josh Lee
Jul 27 2012: Yea I'm not in it for the money, I genuinely feel that the education system can be so much better.
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If I wanted money, I'd have gone and become some CEO of some company, and spending ALL my time doing business and worrying about how I can improve our margins etc.
There will obviously be a fee for entering your child into the school, but for quality education? I don't think you can put a price on that..Jul 29 2012: i agree Lawren and I also feel that so much can be done at home as well. We have lost parenting skills and the idea of family. Parents need to re-engage with their childs education. There is power in numbers. If you can't afford the appropriate private school education for your child, fight for a better system in the public forum.Aug 16 2012: Its funny cause in Australia we have a phone system dominated by a government controlled publicly listed company and we have the best phone system in the western world. I can access broadband internet on my phone in the middle of the desert. I can also call any cell phone or land line from anywhere in the country without any reception or compatability problems.Aug 19 2012: Agree with the insightful and heart warming comments of Aviva. And just to address Pat Gilbert's for a moment:
I think a distinction should be placed here separating communism and marxism from Karl Marx. The problem is that if we look at the regimes which popped up and vastly harmed the "collective," we can see that nothing which was championed was actually in line with Marx's theories for the development of collective society.
It simply became a good way to control masses of people, to cite "Marx" as an ideological figure, and then to veer ever farther from what he actually said as soon as power was gained. For instance, Marx was not a proponent of coercion or of the rich ruling over the poor. However every marxist/communistic regime has done just that, been forced upon masses of people in order for a few to profit.
It should be noted that Marx detached himself from all those who called themselves "Marxists" during his life and those who followed continued to veer further and further from his theories towards the ideas of violent revolution, a few "educated" controlling the masses, etc.
The reason why Marx's writings though are important is because he actually sought to tie together man with nature through observation. He therefore came to conclusions which weren't founded on the motivations for profit or power, but which sought to take into account this system of nature which we are all a part.
In this way Marx was and still is ahead of his time as a theorist, because he sought to apply an integral approach to social and economic life. It is an approach which is still misunderstood because usually it is viewed from the perspective of those who bastardized his writings and then attributed his name to their cause(s).
aviva visoli
Aug 16 2012: I am not a communist, nor I believe in communism as we know it and experienced it in the human history. This is not a madness act of a single person. The wind of change that I am talking about and would like to welcome, is a system of education that will take us to the Human level and it must begin with the individual since he is the center of everything. In this new, developing, global world; WE NEED a system that will nurture our students rather than lecture them, and that will be teaching by examples of altruistic, equitable behavior.
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The method of this education is based on the idea that Everyone is unique, and hence children/students develop through discussions that allow them to learn other children's/student's opinions no matter how numerous these opinions are.
In this system, each student absorbs from the others, becomes imbued with their way of being, and grows to be even more unique. The student receives from everyone else and grows on that, developing his own properties.
This is what we want to achieve with this method of education. People unite correctly, making a contact, communicating with each other, and build a human society themselves, a society which is based on mutual inclusion of each into all and all into each. As a result, everybody's uniqueness flourishes even more.
Steven Hsieh
Aug 14 2012: We are treated like robots that work in factories
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You must know all the required facts to pass.
"Quality Control" = school standards
We are human beings.
We are not machines.
The best teachers are people in the industry.
I learned allot from my Econ teacher.
He taught more things from his business side experiences than the school text book.
If you want to teach math, then bring engineers.
If you want to teach English, brings speakers, entrepreneurs.
If you want to to teach Physical education, bring athletes.
You know who is the best entrepreneurs?
People who think like Childrens
Because they ask questions like why
"Why not?"
"What if...?"
Curiosity and Imagination is what we need
aviva visoli
Aug 16 2012: I am not a communist, nor I believe in communism as we know it and experienced it in the human history. This is not a madness act of a single person. The wind of change that I am talking about and would like to welcome, is a system of education that will take us up to the Human level and it must begin with the individual since he is the center of everything. In this new, developing, global world; we need a system that will nurture our students rather than lecture them, and that will be teaching by examples of altruistic, equitable behavior.
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The method of this education is based on the idea that Everyone is unique, and hence children/students develop through discussions that allow them to learn other children's/student's opinions no matter how numerous these opinions are.
In this system, each student absorbs from the others, becomes imbued with their way of being, and grows to be even more unique. The student receives from everyone else and grows on that, developing his own properties.
This is what we want to achieve with this method of education. People unite correctly, making a contact, communicating with each other, and build a human society themselves, a society which is based on mutual inclusion of each into all and all into each. As a result, everybody's uniqueness flourishes even more.Aug 14 2012: The students' desires are key in long-term education. I feel it's a balance of education (to draw out that which is latent in someone) and training. Education is based in the moment, the unknown, because the teacher can't know for certain what is needed in the classroom until the student(s) initiate a need, a desire. It might be a subtle initiation, but it must come from the student for the information to stick.
Training is based in the past "these are the steps, this is how it works and how it'll always work". Factual. Most schooling is really training, not education, unfortunately.
But we, and I say we because I believe it's important to be life-long learners, need a mixture of both to explore the world and how we want to shape it. You can teach me how to cut vegetable with a knife (training) and I may or may not really remember it, even after drilling and testing, unless I originally came to you with the desire or curiosity about cooking. Then the knife skill is needed... wanted. It supports my exploration in to my curiosity about cooking.
School can and should be like that. Math is important... to those that want to use it. The arts are important... to those that want to use it.
There are universal skills that can be taught and/or supported to help us all recognize our interests: empathy, vulnerability, failing gloriously, ownership, awareness, self-observation, group dynamics, collective leadership, intention, commitment and play. The last skill, play, is vitally important. It's the work of children, how they original explore the world and they're place in it. So, it doesn't need to be taught, it needs to be supported and extended into every day activities. Play is curiosity. Play is creativity. Play is the key to joyful learning, which has no end-date.
I'm excited to hear your passion to start a new school. Do it! Clear intentions addressing a solid need... we need more of that. Do it now. :)
Aug 16 2012: Thank you for your knowledgeable input and encouraging words! :DJul 26 2012: Oh and personally, I find conceptual things to be pretty fascinating. So conceptual physics, chemistry, math, art, philosophy, games, social studies, computer science, music theory, stories, movies, comics, new media etc. I think they're all interesting in their own respects. But what I hate and disagree with the most are $200 useless textbooks that no one really reads or learns from.
But that's just me anyways.Jul 26 2012: What needs to be done is we need to try to bring out their curiosity. And to do this, we need effective communication. Basically we need to speak their language.
So how do we do this?
Better Teachers: raise teacher salary. There are a lot of people who want to be teachers but they think teachers' salaries suck so they don't. Improve the education of teachers on how to teach. Universities do that.
Better Tools: Youtube, KhanAcademy, Internet, Facebook, Google+, TED, Coursera, etc. Because the demand for better education is high, there is now a demand for making better tools for teaching too, so we'll see better tools to come...
Jul 27 2012: I have a very similar view on this subject. While I don't think raising their salary will do the job, I think having a course on how to teach effectively (aka communication 101) will adversely affect the effectiveness of education, depending on who's teaching it.
Speaking of educational tools, I've always been a fan of video games (for a major part of my life) and I don't discount the fact that games are the most concentrated form of media (sound, visual, interaction, story, etc) and I think we can utilize this potential and make games fun to play and educational, perhaps even productive. It would be a stark contrast between dry and boring textbooks against fun and exciting educational games.
Jul 27 2012: There's a lot of research going on with game theory and trying to make it educational right now. A really cool one I found a while ago is DragonBox, which is a game that tries to teach kids algebra: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6Np4Eb0Ff0
I think raising the salary may help in the long run, not immediately. Raising the salary will increase the demand for smarter guys to teach. The smarter guys will have competition with the preexisting teachers, and usually it's the better ones that stay while the worse ones get kicked out. Once the demand is created, universities may start demanding a new course on new ways of teaching.
Or just creating an entirely new system altogether for teaching could be it too. Like online courses perhaps.Jul 26 2012: If we think about education as a tool for individuals to grow their own persona and not as manufacturing tools for productivity then isn't the purpose of education to give the individual a purpose to be educated ?
Jul 27 2012: YES! Education for me is a lifelong commitment. I try to learn new things everyday, be it getting some experience in something I've never tried before; meeting new people that I don't fully know how to deal with; reading an interesting book. The list can go on.
Ultimately, you are what you know, and the word education tears down the limits of what you CAN know, which means there is no limit to your being. Hippy-istically speaking haha.
I think if we can find a way to plant dreams, passion and the willingness to keep learning; the world can be a much much better place...Aug 20 2012: Proverb 22:6 says - "Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it." The "when he is old" literally means when the child has hair on his face. The premise addresses a unique perspective that the inspired writer understood - each child has his own way. Not just of what they are "made" to do, but also, how they learn and assimilate knowledge. It seems there are 3 primary ways we consume new information:
1 - kinesthetically (hands on, touch based, experiential learning)
2 - audibly (hearing and listening)
3 - visually (seeing)
I have 5 sons that range between 4 and 13 - whom my wife home schools. Each is an individual with their own set of talents and weaknesses. My wife has a deep understanding of the boys (gained from time with them) - their interests, motivations, struggles - and she knows how to "train them in the way" EACH child should go. I cannot speak for everyone, but the homeschool environment works exceptionally well for our family (though it is a LOT of work, requires a great commitment of time and maturity.) Who better should have the best interest for the kid than the parent, with the greatest desire to see them succeed and grow to become the productive adult they are made to be?
I thought it a brilliant speech. The question posed, how do we take this failing system in America to the top? It sure isn't money - we homeschool for a fraction of the cost NC declares is needed per child in the public school system. Creativity may play a role. I think the greatest role player in the mix, is more parents getting actively involved in their children's education. Not saying homeschool for everyone, but actually taking accountability for the children in the household. What are they learning? Where are their strengths and weaknesses? What are they drawn to. Ben Franklin's father took him to every business in the local community to see what Ben was inclined towards. What about your kids?
Mats K
Aug 17 2012: I invite you to read a chapter from the book "The Best That Money Can't Buy" by Jacque Fresco about a new type of education. I think you will enjoy it immensely. Here's the link: http://www.tzmeducation.org/content/jacque-fresco-education
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Aug 16 2012: Are we not suppose to happy enjoying life why there is so much young kids committing suicide why the whole world moving to distraction why every aspect in our life is upside down
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Something is wrong and every thing start at family and education's it time to try something else more realistic more friendly more truthfull the world is changing becoming more integral we have to learn how to live in this world connected not individual new system
Aug 16 2012: People tend to focus on useless things in life and disregard the most important things such as friendship and love.
What I notice in many people these days is the completely blind lust for money. For me, I grew up in a family where money was very limited and I realized I could be happy without it. Yes there was a time when I wished I had more but those are just temporary emotions anyone can choose to not focus on.
The human mind is a powerful computer, if not the most powerful in this universe (so far). The fastest man made computer cannot see the underlying tone of a conversation, it cannot feel the emotions that we feel and does not know how to be aware of different social situations. All it knows how to do is chug a bunch of 0's and 1's really really fast. This is why we all need to take control of our minds, and learn to focus on the good, the positive and be thankful that we are even breathing.
Taking things for granted is infinitely easier than being thankful for what you already have.Aug 16 2012: I agree completely...I hope it will come about soon before it will be to late for the next generationAug 2 2012: I am confused as to whether you are advocating more standardization or more differentiation to meet the different needs of different students.
Aug 3 2012: Current system is definitely not working and has seen enough standardization. I'm suggesting that we make an effort to try different things because no student is identical to another.
Aug 3 2012: Everyone everywhere agrees with you pretty much on that position.Aug 2 2012: You build a better educational system from the ground up and with the realistic standards for everyone. You can only renovate an old building so many times before the ole construction/technology gives way and you have to build anew. However keep the main idea (a space for learning with 1 teacher who taught the SAME things to ALL of the children). Where we have gone wrong Is three-fold 1.) We have allowed too much VARIATION on WHAT Is being taught 2.) No Clear PLANs were given on HOW to TEACH it 3.)Yet we then expect for ALL recipients to know the SAME information. How jacked up is that!? This Is exactly why NCLB was doomed from the start it followed the same main idea as our failing federal-state edu. system. Fed. = Teacher & State = Student. Imagine a teacher tells a mixed ability class "Learn U.S. History", gives ea. a textbook "this is what you need to know", & expects them all to earn straight A's on the test. We Need natinal standards a nationwide plan for all states to follow ( parent's & kids should be required review this ea. Yr. , Mandatory bi-weekly parental involvement (if they don't want others to tell them how to raise their child then lend a hand ) , options for those who may not want to go to college, more of a early greek/montessouri tale on letting the child led from interest or strength with guidance (teacher-coach), incorporate real life practice on all levels out of the classroom, let them fail (it's called trial&error), & last but not least require all students all ages to be involved in local gov. they should be able to understand WHY & not just WHAT so they have a purpose.Aug 2 2012: Yes to many of the previous posts, with a nod to both Lawren (elimination of gov. monopoly) and Tanka ( scientific method of understanding the root cause), however I must disagree w/ Tanka's reason/purpose of education. Life as each person lives it Is driven (whether they choose to acknowledge it or not) by survival. Survival of self, offspring, or idea. Survival Is then dictated by ONE thing only, NECESSITY. Necessity does not mean 'wants' , but those gained along the road of necessity are welcomed. Despite outcries on all fronts education has lost it's place as a necessity. Our society has become so overconfident in its success it's thrown it's roots to the wayside, like the teen who gets their drivers license/car & leave w/out thanking the parents that taught them... Oops! Only they forgot gas money! Now they must figure out how to apologize, humble themselves to ask for money, get back on the parents good side to ensure a continued flow, while managing to retain dignity inspite of an elementary mistake. Now multly that by all adults in gov. & citizens & we have our TRUE ROOT problem who have by necessity been successful and passed on the fruits of that success in the raising of their children all the while ignoring the fact that by perfecting life for said children they have eliminated the necessity for the same education realizing in hindsight the need to educate/fuel their success. To solve this does not mean drill the same "you need a good edu. to get a good job" because for many kids it's not a necessity with rich parents = pay 4 erything or poor ones = teach welfare by example & both demand protection for their child fom personal accountability). The beginning to a solution Is for society to agree that edu. IS a NECESSITY to prolonged SURVIVAL and treat it as such & not an inconvenience between birth & adulthood. Then you must admit mistakes & rebuild from scratch. New clients = new needs = new product. CocaCola did not make Clear Coke it made Sprite.Jul 27 2012: As scooby always says, Rrrhutt??Jul 25 2012: By asking kids what they want to learn..
Jul 25 2012: I'd probably say "what candy can I eat" in my younger years.....=P
Jul 25 2012: I would want to know 'How to become a Power Ranger!'
Jul 27 2012: They hold conventions for adults for that type of stuff now! XPJul 25 2012: IN MY VIEW:
We need to understand the purpose of doing thing before we do it. By tagging something good or bad we acknowledge and show our own weakness cause we were the one who did that action in the first place. Finding out right reason / purpose to do an action will always give out best of results. So the first question will be "What do we expect and can expect from an educational system?", rest will be the steps necessary to make it happen.


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