On October 20 and 21st, 2007, Blumenthal attended the Value Voters Summit, “a massive gathering hosted by the Colorado-based Christian right mega-ministry, Focus on the Family, and its Washington lobbying arm, the Family Research Council.” I admire Blumenthal’s work. He sticks his nose under the tent to allow us to…
Here's another of those memorable videos making the rounds on Stumbleupon.com. It's well worth a viewing or three or five.
I have a seven year old daughter. It would be fun to watch her play the drums as well as this seven year old guy, but that will never happen. Not that I'm at all disappointed! This is a truly extraordinary exhibition. This video left both of us shaking our…
What does "No Child Left Behind" mean in real-life classrooms? I've discussed this topic with several grade school teachers. They are uniformly distressed that NCLB narrows the focus of classroom instruction to the point where children are too often "taught" factoids, ephemeral bits of information that will allow them to…
I realize I'm on a Youtube kick these days. But there are some pretty amazing things to see. For instance, this impressive collection of tornadoes. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA9A6uuESMg&mode=related&search[/youtube]