In a message dated 2/20/2008 1:06:14 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
"2 Million Minutes" which is a comparison of ...US schools vs. the rest of the world. ... The reason I'm posting this here is because we had a few big examples of this in our city. I'd love to see AP jump on the band wagon and start pushing students to be more then ball throwers and catchers. Watch students going to and coming from various schools. Strong correlations between number of students carrying home books for homework and the success rates for schools. Also, some of our surrounding high school districts tout their high rate of college acceptances; what they don't publish is the high number who drop out before getting a degree. I used to share an article with my students about the many business owners who preferred college degrees for their job openings which didn't actually require a college degree. Why? They considered most high schools to be mere diploma mills. A college degree, they said, indicated perseverance and a good work ethic in the applicant. There are many private schools without intermural sports who have more applicants than they can accommodate. Those on the secondary level concentrate, instead, on intramural sports: solid gym classes which emphasize life-long physical fitness and life-long athletic recreation more than competition. **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598)
